POWELL v. STATE

48784.

130 Ga. App. 588 (1974)

203 S.E.2d 893

POWELL v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harris, Chance & McCracken, William R. McCracken, for appellant.

Richard E. Allen, District Attorney, for appellee.


HALL, Presiding Judge.

Robert Powell was indicted for the December 1972 murder of Griffin Evans, and charged with having beaten him to death with a hammer. He was tried by a jury; was convicted of voluntary manslaughter; and appeals the denial of his new trial motion.

The parties stipulated that Evans died as a result of a blow or blows to the face with a blunt instrument. At trial, two policemen testified that...

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