JOHNSON v. STATE

40687.

253 Ga. 37 (1984)

315 S.E.2d 871

JOHNSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kirbo & McCalley, Thomas L. Kirbo III, for appellant.

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


CLARKE, Justice.

We granted certiorari on the question of whether a charge on the duty to retreat was required under the facts of this case where the sole defense was self-defense. The Court of Appeals held that the failure to charge on retreat without a written request was harmless error if error at all. Johnson v. State, 169 Ga.App. 194 (312 S.E.2d 184) (1983). We reverse.

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