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Duggan v. State

Citations

  • 483 S.E.2d 373
  • 225 Ga. App. 291
  • 97 Fulton County D. Rep. 1321
  • 1997 Ga. App. LEXIS 363

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  • concluding that the indictment was sufficient to charge defendant with felony vehicular homicide when it directly 6 tracked the language of OCGA§ 40-6-393 (a)
  • no error where trial court did not insist on unanimity before consideration of the lesser offense
  • first degree vehicular homicide charge required proof that defendant committed reckless driving by driving at a speed exceeding the maximum speed limit
  • no error where trial court did not insist on unanimity on the greater offense before consideration of the lesser offense
  • an indictment which tracked the language of felony homicide by vehicle sufficiently informed the defendant of the charges against him even though the indictment cited the statute for misdemeanor homicide by vehicle
  • an indictment which tracked the language of felony homicide by vehicle sufficiently informed the defendant of the charges against him even though the indictment cited the statute for misdemeanor homicide by vehicle

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Judges: Andrews, Pope, Smith

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