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Dukes v. State

Citations

  • 290 Ga. 486
  • 722 S.E.2d 701
  • 2012 Fulton County D. Rep. 365
  • 2012 WL 360514
  • 2012 Ga. LEXIS 140

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  • noting similar initial instructions as helping to offset a “questionable” statement that the trial court made in response to a jury question
  • finding no error, much less plain error, where charge regarding the unanimity of the verdict viewed as a whole was proper
  • “ ‘Before a charge will constitute reversible error, the charge in question must be viewed in regard to the charge as a whole.’ ” (citation omitted)
  • “‘Before a charge will constitute reversible error, the charge in question must be viewed in regard to the charge as a whole.’”
  • evidence of a defendant’s attempt to influence or intimidate a witness can serve as circumstantial evidence of guilt
  • evidence of a defendant’s attempt to influence or intimidate a witness can serve as circumstantial evidence of guilt

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Judges: Melton

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