BROOKS v. STATE

38753.

249 Ga. 583 (1982)

292 S.E.2d 694

BROOKS v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Phillips, for appellant.

David L. Lomenick, District Attorney, Roland L. Enloe, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Virginia H. Jeffries, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


GREGORY, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of the murder of his common-law wife and sentenced to life imprisonment. His sole enumeration of error is that the trial court failed to charge, upon written request, the law of voluntary manslaughter.

The evidence at trial showed that the defendant and victim had been married for seven years. Approximately one month prior to her death, the victim filed for divorce. The...

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