TERRY v. STATE

34254.

243 Ga. 11 (1979)

252 S.E.2d 429

TERRY v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 5, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clayton Jones, Jr., for appellant.

William S. Lee, District Attorney, Hobart M. Hind, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, W. Davis Hewitt, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


HILL, Justice.

The jury found the defendant guilty of the murder of her husband and she received a life sentence. We affirm.

There was evidence from which the jury was authorized to find that the defendant was at a friend's house when her husband slapped her in the face during an argument. She went a short distance to her own house, took a .22 caliber pistol and returned to the friend's house. The parties continued...

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