Adcock v. State

Jul 5, 1990
S90G0781
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam
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 SE2d 438) (1990).

We affirm the Court of Appeals’ ‍​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‍affirmance of the conviction, but we disapprove the holding that the charge concerning mistake of fact was not required. ‍​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‍We therefore disapprove Abelman v. State, 185 Ga. App. 278, 279 (2) (363 SE2d 764) (1987), and Carswell v. State, 171 Ga. App. 455, ‍​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‍460 (5) (320 SE2d 249) (1984).

Judgment affirmed.

All the Justices concur.