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BURNS v. STATE

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252 Ga. 140 (1984)

312 S.E.2d 317

BURNS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided February 16, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Landau & Davis, Richard D. Hall, for appellant.

Hobart M. Hind, District Attorney, Columbus B. Burns III, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

SMITH, Justice.

Charles Burns was accused of the offense of child abandonment, OCGA § 19-10-1 (Code Ann. § 74-9902). He denied paternity and moved for funds to pay for a blood test, as he was an indigent. His motion was denied and the case proceeded to trial. The court, pursuant to OCGA § 19-10-1 (i) (Code Ann. § 74-9902), charged the jury as to three possible verdicts — guilty, not guilty, or "not guilty because he is not the father of...

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