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Marshall v. State

Citations

  • 399 S.E.2d 555
  • 197 Ga. App. 762
  • 1990 Ga. App. LEXIS 1492

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  • when reviewing for error, an appellate court should not examine isolated portions of a charge but consider the charge in its entirety
  • when reviewing for error, an appellate court should not examine isolated portions of a charge but consider the charge in its entirety
  • “It is a fundamental rule in Georgia that jury instructions must be read and considered as a whole in determining whether the charge contained error.”
  • appellant was indicted for trafficking in cocaine, and the jury was charged on that offense and the lesser included offenses of possession with intent to distribute and simple possession

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Judges: Cooper, Banke, Birdsong

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