SPILLERS v. STATE

No. A09A1175.

683 S.E.2d 903 (2009)

SPILLERS v. The STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

August 26, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hagler & Hyles, Richard C. Hagler, Columbus, for appellant.

Howard Z. Simms, Dist. Atty., Myra Y. Hutchinson, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.


ELLINGTON, Judge.

Following a bench trial, the Superior Court of Crawford County found Harold Spillers guilty of false swearing, OCGA § 16-10-71(a). Spillers appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence. We conclude that the State failed to prove that Spillers had the requisite criminal intent to support his conviction and, therefore, reverse.

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