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ADCOCK v. STATE

S90G0781.

260 Ga. 302 (1990)

392 S.E.2d 886

ADCOCK v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided July 5, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cook & Palmour, Bobby Lee Cook, Vaughan & Tilley, David N. Vaughan, Jr., Velma C. Tilley, for appellant.

Darrell E. Wilson, District Attorney, Mickey R. Thacker, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

We granted certiorari to the Court of Appeals to consider the following holding: "When a mistake of fact is not the sole defense, as it was not here, it is not error to refuse to charge." Adcock v. State, 194 Ga.App. 627 (391 S.E.2d 438) (1990).

We affirm the Court of Appeals' affirmance of the conviction, but we disapprove the holding that the charge concerning mistake...

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