RINER v. STATE

56485.

147 Ga. App. 707 (1978)

250 S.E.2d 161

RINER v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 2, 1978.

Rehearing Denied October 25, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larsen & Lewis, W. W. Larsen, Jr., for appellant.

Beverly B. Hayes, District Attorney, James Stanley Smith, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


WEBB, Judge.

Hershel Riner appeals his conviction of aggravated assault. We affirm.

1. The court, in charging the jury on justification as a defense to the crime, paraphrased Criminal Code § 26-902 (a) as follows: "A person is justified in using force which is intended or likely to do great bodily harm only if he believes that such force is necessary to prevent [death or] great bodily harm to himself or another, [or the commission of a forcible felony...

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