HILL v. STATE

60842.

156 Ga. App. 518 (1980)

275 S.E.2d 104

HILL v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided November 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vernon S. Pitts, Jr., for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Benjamin H. Oehlert, III, Joseph J. Drolet, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


DEEN, Chief Judge.

John Hill appeals from his conviction of manslaughter following the denial of his motion for a new trial.

1. The trial court did not err in refusing to give appellant's request to charge number 5. This was a request for a charge on Code Ann. § 26-901 — Justification as a defense. The court, however, charged Code Ann. § 26-902 — Use of force in defense of self or others including justifiable homicide. Appellant's defense...

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