ATTAWAY v. STATE

57332.

149 Ga. App. 693 (1979)

256 S.E.2d 94

ATTAWAY v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided April 24, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon A. Wilson, II, Alva J. Hopkins, III, for appellant.

Dewey Hayes, District Attorney, M. C. Pritchard, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


BIRDSONG, Judge.

On August 30, 1978, the defendant was indicted for voluntary manslaughter of his wife by the Grand Jury of Charlton County. The indictment alleged that the offense occurred on March 18, 1978. Defendant contends his wife was attempting to kill herself and he tried to intervene. As a result, a pistol accidentally fired, killing his wife.

Defendant filed a motion for change of venue on the grounds that (1) an impartial jury cannot be obtained...

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