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Sims v. State

Citations

  • 675 S.E.2d 241
  • 296 Ga. App. 461
  • 2009 Fulton County D. Rep. 935
  • 2009 Ga. App. LEXIS 267

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  • finding in an aggravated assault case that \the evidence was sufficient to support an inference by the jury that [the defendant] had the requisite general intent to injure the deputy\
  • “aggravated assault with an object which is likely to result in serious bodily injury does not require a specific criminal intent; rather, it requires only a general intent to injure”
  • evidence that defendant struck victim with his fists was sufficient to sustain his conviction for aggravated assault because fists are objects which, “when used offensively against another person,” are likely to result in serious bodily injury
  • evidence that defendant struck victim with his fists was sufficient to sustain his conviction for aggravated assault because fists are objects which, “when used offensively against another person, are likely to result in serious bodily injury”

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Judges: Andrews, Bernes, Doyle

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