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Cooper v. State

Citations

  • 325 S.E.2d 137
  • 253 Ga. 736
  • 1985 Ga. LEXIS 560

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding a consequence instruction is not necessary because the consequences of the verdict “have no bearing upon the guilt or innocence of the defendant”
  • violation of ordinance by possessing a knife at a location different than a rape committed at knifepoint on the same date considered a separate transaction

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Judges: Clarke, Weltner, Weltnér

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