Court Opinion

ID: 9584114
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 22:44:40.966836+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:06:43.008426
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Andrews, Judge,
concurring in part and dissenting in part.
I concur in Division 1 but not in Division 2, nor am I able to join Judge Beasley’s dissent.
The aggravated assault count of the indictment charged “assault . . . with a certain flashlight.” The armed robbery count of the indictment charged “take property ... by use of a certain flashlight.” As to the armed robbery count, the court charged both armed robbery and robbery (by force). The jury convicted the defendant of aggravated assault and robbery (by force). Since the jury concluded the defendant assaulted the victim with the flashlight but did not take the money with it, it logically follows that the jury concluded the taking occurred without the use of the flashlight, i.e., after and separate from the assault.
Smith v. State, 193 Ga. App. 208 (387 SE2d 419) (1989) relied upon by the majority, involved convictions for aggravated assault and armed robbery and is thus inapposite. Under the facts of this case the jury was authorized and did conclude that “[t]hese were separate and distinct acts and supported separate convictions for two sequential but separate crimes against the same victim. [Cit.]” Bales v. State, 200 Ga. App. 97, 98 (406 SE2d 790) (1991).