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HODGE v. STATE

58776.

153 Ga. App. 553 (1980)

265 S.E.2d 878

HODGE v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 21, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James W. Conger, Jr., Gilbert J. Murrah, for appellant.

Ben L. Bateman, District Attorney, Robert J. McDermott, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

BIRDSONG, Judge.

James Earl Hodge was indicted for murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to twenty years, with ten to be served on probation. In its charge, the trial court instructed on malice murder, voluntary manslaughter, and justifiable homicide based upon self-defense. Hodge submitted a written request for a charge on the offense of involuntary manslaughter based upon the principle that...

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