Opinion

White v. State

  • 243 Ga. 250
  • 253 S.E.2d 694
  • 1979 Ga. LEXIS 872
Court
Supreme Court of Georgia
Filed
Feb 15, 1979
Status
Published
Author
Hill
On the bench
Hall, Bowles, Jordan, Hill
Cited by
111 cases
Authority
More cited than 6.2%

holding that "[w]here the trial court inquires whether there was objection [to the jury charges] and the defendant's counsel states that he reserves the right to object in his motion for new trial or appeal, there is no waiver" of appellate review

How later courts described this case

  • holding that "[w]here the trial court inquires whether there was objection [to the jury charges] and the defendant's counsel states that he reserves the right to object in his motion for new trial or appeal, there is no waiver" of appellate review
  • overruling Sims v. State, 234 Ga. 177, 214 S.E.2d 902 (1975)

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Hill, Justice,

dissenting.

I believe the law was stated correctly in Sims v. State, 234 Ga. 177 , supra, and I would not overrule that decision. I therefore dissent.

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