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WATKINS v. STATE

42022.

254 Ga. 267 (1985)

328 S.E.2d 537

WATKINS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 16, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cook & Shaffer, William D. Gifford, C. R. Cook, for appellant.

Willis B. Sparks III, District Attorney, Graham A. Thorpe, Assistant District Attorney, Thomas J. Matthews, for appellee.

CLARKE, Justice.

In this appeal we are called upon to consider the constitutionality of OCGA § 16-5-21 (a) (2), which provides "(a) A person commits the offense of aggravated assault when he assaults: . . . (2) with a deadly weapon or with any object, device, or instrument which, when used offensively against a person, is likely to or actually does result in serious bodily injury."1

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