SIRMANS v. STATE

61666.

158 Ga. App. 75 (1981)

276 S.E.2d 58

SIRMANS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided March 19, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larkin M. Fowler, Jr., for appellant.

H. Lamar Cole, District Attorney, James B. Thagard, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


DEEN, Presiding Judge.

1. The appellant was convicted of aggravated assault, and complains of the following charge as burden shifting and as inaccurate: "If you believe, however, beyond a reasonable, if you believe, however, that the defendant was justified in the shooting, which he admitted, and that he shot the person of James Calloway under the circumstances he contends and that he was justified then you may return a verdict in his favor acquitting him." Obviously...

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