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Jackson v. State

Citations

  • 422 S.E.2d 673
  • 205 Ga. App. 513
  • 1992 Ga. App. LEXIS 1235

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  • finding that the trial court's jury charge as a whole, which included its general instruction on how criminal intent is shown, did not remove the confusion created by the court's erroneous instruction that the State did not have to prove the defendant's specific intent to commit the crime
  • finding that the trial court’s jury charge as a whole, which included its general instruction on how criminal intent is shown, did not remove the confusion created by the court’s erroneous instruction that the State did not have to prove the defendant’s specific intent to commit the crime
  • misstatement injury charge regarding essential element of criminal intent required new trial on charge of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute
  • must show specific intent to distribute to prove violation of law prohibiting possession of cocaine with intent to distribute
  • misstatement in jury charge regarding essential element of criminal intent required new trial on charge of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute
  • \[T]he State must prove the essential element of specific intent to distribute in order to establish a charge of possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.\

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Judges: Sognier, McMurray, Cooper

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