JACKSON v. STATE

32148.

239 Ga. 40 (1977)

235 S.E.2d 477

JACKSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 13, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Andrews, for appellant.

Jeff C. Wayne, District Attorney, James H. Whitmer, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


JORDAN, Justice.

Appellant was tried by a jury for murder in the shooting death of Ernest Brown. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and, the state not having sought the death penalty, appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. In his appeal, Jackson enumerates seven errors.

1. The first enumeration of error alleges that the trial court erred in failing to charge, without request, the law applicable to voluntary manslaughter.

Appellant's contention...

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