WISECUP v. STATE

61110.

157 Ga. App. 853 (1981)

278 S.E.2d 682

WISECUP v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied March 11, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tony L. Axam, for appellant.

Stephen Pace, District Attorney, James E. Hardy, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.

Aleta Clayton, amicus curiae.


BIRDSONG, Judge.

Jo Nell Wisecup was indicted for the murder of her husband, convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to twelve years, with eight to serve and four on probation. She brings this appeal enumerating six alleged errors.

The underlying facts of this unfortunate homicide are not in dispute; only Ms. Wisecup's state of mind at the time of the shooting and whether the shooting was deliberate or accidental were in sharp dispute. There are...

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