WALSTON v. STATE

35996.

245 Ga. 572 (1980)

266 S.E.2d 185

WALSTON v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 8, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger R. Auman, Jr., for appellant.

William M. Campbell, District Attorney, William P. Slack, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Nicholas G. Dumich, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


JORDAN, Presiding Justice.

Garland Murphy Walston was convicted of the murder of Jimmy Byron Kesler and sentenced to life imprisonment. His motion for new trial was denied and he appeals.

The evidence disclosed that the appellant and the victim had been drinking for several hours, visiting numerous places in Tennessee and Georgia. Upon returning to the appellant's house, they began to argue about a previous disagreement. According to a statement made by appellant...

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