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Tate v. State

Citations

  • 401 S.E.2d 549
  • 198 Ga. App. 276
  • 1991 Ga. App. LEXIS 15

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  • holding that a reversal was not required where a juror read definitions of legal terms in a dictionary, but did not communicate this information to other jurors, and he testified that he could decide the case without being influenced by what he had read
  • in case of aggravated assault on a police officer, no error in jury charge on requirement that defendant had knowledge that victim was a police officer
  • off-duty officer in uniform performing official duties as security when a crime occurs

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Judges: Sognier, McMurray, Carley

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