A Georgia Court of Appeals majority declare that just becuase an armed robber didn't pick up the money he forced a barber to give him doesn't mean the robbery wasn't completed. Interrupting the crime was the barber, who fatally shot one of the teen robbers. So, should the surviving teens face a felony charge, which in turn means the case can move from juvenile to superior court? The Court said yes. At issue in the opinion is a conflict between legislative intent and the exact language of the criminal code.
July 29, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A teen-ager holds a gun to your head and then demands your money. Dropit on the floor, he says. You do so, but before he and his friends canpick up the money, you shoot and kill him.
The questions stemming from this actual case in Atlanta, put to the stateCourt of Appeals, were: Has an armed robbery occurred and, if so, shouldthe surviving teens face that felony charge, which in turn means the casecan move from juvenile to superior court where sentences are harsher?
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