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King v. State

Citations

  • 214 Ga. App. 311
  • 447 S.E.2d 645
  • 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 2694
  • 1994 Ga. App. LEXIS 865

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  • affirming robbery by sudden snatching conviction where defendant grabbed six cartons of cigarettes off a checkout counter and ran out of the store while the clerk’s attention was on something else
  • statute requires that defendant's deceptive act or false representation have induced victim to part with his properly
  • “Robbery by sudden snatching is where no other force is used than is necessary to obtain possession of the property from the owner, who is off his guard, and where there is no resistance by the owner or injury to his person.” (quotation omitted)

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Judges: McMurray, Pope, Smith

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