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STATE v. WATSON

No. A99A0217.

520 S.E.2d 911 (1999)

239 Ga. App. 482

The STATE v. WATSON et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied July 30, 1999.

Certiorari Denied January 14, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul L. Howard, Jr., District Attorney, Joseph F. Burford, David E. Langford, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellant.

Janet S. Willy, Athens, for appellees.

SMITH, Judge.

In this case, we must decide what constitutes a "taking" of the victim's property so as to support a charge of armed robbery under OCGA § 16-8-41(a). The trial court found that the State could not prove armed robbery under the undisputed facts, because it could not show a "taking" of the victim's property. Because we conclude that the facts shown could, if proved, support a finding of a taking within the meaning of the offense of armed robbery,...

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