Guyse v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that this method of assault is “a specific intent crime requiring proof that the defendant intended to violently injure someone”
• noting that assault with statutory aggravating factors of intent to rob, rape, or murder are specific intent crimes, but the aggravating factor of use of a deadly weapon is a general intent crime
• noting that assaults with the statutory aggravating factors of intent to rob, rape, or murder are specific intent crimes, but assault with the aggravating factor of use of a deadly weapon is a general intent crime
• noting that assault with statutory aggravating factors of intent to rob, rape, or murder are specific intent crimes, but the aggravating factor of use of a deadly weapon is a general intent crime
• “The State did not specify in the indictment which form of simple assault was being alleged.”
• the method of simple assault set forth in OCGA § 16-5-20 (a) (1) “is a specific intent crime requiring proof that the defendant intended to violently injure someone”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).