MARABLE v. STATE

37305.

247 Ga. 509 (1981)

277 S.E.2d 52

MARABLE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided April 21, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Earl Seals, for appellant.

Arthur E. Mallory III, District Attorney, Marc E. Acree, Assistant District Attorney, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


JORDAN, Chief Justice.

The defendant was tried and convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. His motion for new trial on the general grounds was overruled and he appeals to this court.

The facts reveal that the defendant and the victim along with two others were sitting at a table drinking beer. The defendant and the victim, who were sitting on the same side of the table, suddenly jumped up. The defendant took a knife from his pocket and the...

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