FERGUSON v. STATE

65100.

165 Ga. App. 283 (1983)

299 S.E.2d 761

FERGUSON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 1, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Mixon III, for appellant.

Sam B. Sibley, Jr., District Attorney, Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


SOGNIER, Judge.

Armed robbery. Appellant's sole enumeration of error is that the trial court's charge on the presumption relating to intent was erroneous and inconsistent, and could be interpreted by the jury as burden-shifting in violation of Sandstrom v. Montana, 442 U.S. 510 (99 S.C. 2450, 61 LE2d 39) (1979).

At the conclusion of its charge to the jury the trial court asked both counsel if they had any objections to its charge...

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