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EDWARDS v. STATE

76570.

188 Ga. App. 667 (1988)

374 S.E.2d 97

EDWARDS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Gordon Staples, Jr., for appellant.

William G. Hamrick, Jr., District Attorney, Agnes McCabe, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

SOGNIER, Judge.

Boyd Edwards appeals his conviction for the offenses of theft by deception, bigamy and recidivism.

1. Appellant contends the trial court erred by denying his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal on the charge of theft by deception on the general grounds that the State failed to prove the elements of the crime.

"The gravamen of [OCGA § 16-8-3 (a)] lies in obtaining the property of another by intentionally creating a false...

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