WILLIFORD v. STATE

53776.

142 Ga. App. 162 (1977)

235 S.E.2d 625

WILLIFORD v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 29, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Z. Donaldson, for appellant.

H. R. Thompson, District Attorney, Charles W. Cook, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


QUILLIAN, Presiding Judge.

The defendant appeals his voluntary manslaughter conviction. Held:

1. During the course of the prosecuting attorney's argument to the jury he stated with reference to the victim "he was a married man. His wife just had a baby, but he's not here to see that." Counsel for the defendant interposed an objection and moved for a mistrial on the grounds that there had been no evidence to that effect. The trial judge then addressed...

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