ROBINSON v. STATE

36254.

246 Ga. 469 (1980)

271 S.E.2d 786

ROBINSON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided September 16, 1980.

Rehearing Denied October 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest J. Yates, M. Stan Ballew, for appellant.

Thomas H. Pittman, District Attorney, Curtis M. French, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, W. Davis Hewitt, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Margaret Alice Robinson was convicted of the murder of her husband. She was sentenced to life imprisonment and appeals.

1. The cause of death was some 35 stab wounds to his body. The appellant admits stabbing the deceased during an argument but contends she did so in self-defense. While the general grounds are not enumerated as error, the evidence amply authorized a rational trier of fact to find her guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v...

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