Court Opinion

ID: 9560963
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Date Created: 2023-08-21 18:00:25.780933+00
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Beasley, Judge,
concurring specially.
I concur fully in all divisions except Division 2, in which I concur in the holding. The misdemeanor offense which was involved as a *306lesser-included offense in this case was reckless conduct, OCGA § 16-5-60 (b), and not pointing a pistol at another, OCGA § 16-11-102. The court charged the jury that it could consider the reckless conduct, reciting the elements. It did not charge the jury concerning pointing a pistol. The evidence does support a finding of reckless conduct beyond a reasonable doubt.
Decided July 13, 1989.
Cowart & Varner, Edwin S. Varner, Jr., Keith H. Salmon, for appellant.
Edward D. Lukemire, District Attorney, George R. Christian, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.