Hoffer v. State (1989)

Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 380 (1) ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989).

The prosecution may meet this burden with qualifying Rule 404 (b) evidence.” But what the Eleventh Circuit court actually said in Delgado was: “A defendant who enters a not guilty plea makes intent a material issue, imposing a substantial burden on the government to prove intent; the government may meet this burden with qualifying 404(b) evidence absent affirmative steps by the defendant to remove intent as an issue.”29 In Delgado and the case upon which it relies for this p…

Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 382-383 (3) (b) ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989) (citation and punctuation omitted).

The State counters that the defense of accident does not apply to the strict liability offenses with which Ogilvie was charged. (a) While it is true that there is no element of criminal intent for the strict liability offenses contained in OCGA Title 40, Chapter 6, Uniform Rules of the Road, Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 380 (1) ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989), it does not follow that the defense of accident is never available for these crimes.

Eldridge and Mikell, JJ., concur. 1 OCGA §§ 40-6-273; 40-6-270; 40-6-10 (b); 40-6-48; 40-6-123. 2 Smith v. State, 267 Ga. 502, 503 (3) ( 480 SE2d 838 ) (1997). 3 Id. 4 See Nolan v. State, 255 Ga. App. 63, 64 (1) ( 564 SE2d 464 ) (2002). 5 Id. 6 Id. 7 Thompson v. State, 243 Ga. App. 878, 881 (2) ( 534 SE2d 151 ) (2000). 8 See Miller v. State, 243 Ga. App. 764, 769 (16) ( 533 SE2d 787 ) (2000). 9 OCGA § 40-6-270. 10 OCGA § 40-6-10 (b). 11 Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 380…

Augustin v. State, 260 Ga. App. 631, 633-634 (2) ( 580 SE2d 640 ) (2003); Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 380 (1) ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989) (moving traffic violations are strict liability offenses, “[t]hus there is no requirement to prove mental fault or mens rea”).

As 33 Augustin v. State, 260 Ga. App. 631, 633-634 (2) ( 580 SE2d 640 ) (2003); Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 380 (1) ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989) (moving traffic violations are strict liability offenses, “[t]hus there is no requirement to prove mental fault or mens rea”). 34 See State v. Ogilvie, __ Ga. __ (2) (a) (Case No. S12G0703, decided November 5, 2012). 35 Id. 36 See Fraser v. State, 263 Ga. App. 764, 765 (1) ( 589 SE2d 329 ) (2003). 19 the trial court’s jury instruc…

(Citations and punctuation omitted.) Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 381-382 (2) ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989).

NOTES [1] Short v. State, 234 Ga.App. 633, 634 (1), 507 S.E.2d 514 (1998). [2] Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U.S. 307 , 99 S.Ct. 2781 , 61 L.Ed.2d 560 (1979). [3] Davis v. State, 238 Ga.App. 84, 88 (5), 517 S.E.2d 808 (1999). [4] In re L.C., 273 Ga. 886, 889 (2), 548 S.E.2d 335 (2001). [5] Lowe v. State, 276 Ga. 538, 539 (2), 579 S.E.2d 728 (2003). [6] Croft v. State, 278 Ga.App. 107, 109 (3), 628 S.E.2d 144 (2006). [7] Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga.App. 378, 380 (1), 384 S.E.2d 902 (1…

Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 380 ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989); Arnold v. State, 228 Ga. App. 470, 471-472 ( 491 SE2d 819 ) (1997).

OCGA § 16-2-3; Rauschenberg v. State, supra. Even were the foregoing not the case, driving under the influence and reckless driving are crimes malum prohibitum, 5 the criminal intent element of which “is simply the intent to do the act which results in the violation of the law, not the intent to commit the crime itself.” (Citation and punctuation omitted.) Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 380 (1) ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989) (OCGA § 40-6-1 et seq., inclusive of DUI and reckless…

S”). 10 Klaub v. State, supra at 43. 11 192 Ga. App. 378, 380 (1) ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989). 12 See Dunagan v. State, 269 Ga. 590, 595 ( 502 SE2d 726 ) (1998) (Carley, J., dissenting) (criminal negligence is a form of “intent”). 13 Hoffer v. State, supra at 380. 14 261 Ga. 640, 641 (2) (a) ( 409 SE2d 649 ) (1991). 15 Farley v. State, 265 Ga. 622, 625 (2) ( 458 SE2d 643 ) (1995). 16 Malcolm v. State, 263 Ga. 369, 370 (2) ( 434 SE2d 479 ) (1993). 17 Wells v. State, 243 Ga. App. …

Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 382 ( 384 SE2d 902 ).

The trial court ruled that the evidence was inadmissible. “ ‘ “ ‘(E)vidence is relevant which logically tends to prove or disprove any material fact which is at issue in the case, and every act or circumstance serving to elucidate or throw light upon a material issue or issues is relevant.’ ” ’ [Cit.]” Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 383 (3) (b) ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989).

Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 382 ( 384 SE2d 902 ).

See Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 383 ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989) (in vehicular homicide case, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by excluding seatbelt evidence as irrelevant because the question for the jury was “not whether the death would or could have been made less likely by wearing a seatbelt,” but whether the defendant “caused the death by running the red light”) (citing Wilson v. State, 190 Ga. 824, 829 ( 10 SE2d 861 ) (1940)).

See *215 Hoffer v. State , 192 Ga. App. 378 , 383, 384 S.E.2d 902 (1989) (in vehicular homicide case, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion by excluding seatbelt evidence as irrelevant because the question for the jury was "not whether the death would or could have been made less likely by wearing a seatbelt," but **348 whether the defendant "caused the death by running the red light") (citing Wilson v. State , 190 Ga. 824 , 829, 10 S.E.2d 861 (1940) ).

See Jones, supra, 326 Ga. App. at 662 , citing Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378 ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989).

See Jones, supra, 326 Ga. App. at 662 , citing Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378 ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989).

See Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 380 (1) ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989).

Accord Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 379 (1), 380 ( 384 SE2d 902 ).

See Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 380 (1) ( 384 SE2d 902 ) (1989).

See Hoffer v. State, 192 Ga. App. 378, 379-381 ( 384 SE2d 902 ).