JONES v. STATE

62393.

160 Ga. App. 209 (1981)

286 S.E.2d 764

JONES v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 28, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Finkelstein, for appellant.

Charles Ferguson, District Attorney, for appellee.


SHULMAN, Presiding Judge.

Tried for murder, appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. On appeal, he raises two issues: the denial of his motion for a directed verdict and the trial court's refusal to give appellant's requested jury instructions on the state's burden to disprove appellant's justification defense.

1. Code Ann. § 27-1802 provides that a verdict of acquittal may be directed only when there is no conflict in the evidence and the evidence...

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