BYRD v. STATE

64544.

163 Ga. App. 718 (1982)

294 S.E.2d 686

BYRD v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William T. Hankins III, for appellant.

Robert E. Wilson, District Attorney, Margaret H. Thompson, Ann Poe Mitchell, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


QUILLIAN, Chief Judge.

Tried for murder, defendant appeals his conviction for voluntary manslaughter. Held:

1. The general grounds are enumerated.

The evidence authorized the jury to find that defendant Byrd and his wife rented a room from a Mrs. Billings. Wilburn, the victim, was a frequent visitor of Mrs. Billings and often stayed with her. On the date of the offense all four had been drinking at Mrs. Billings, who eventually told the Byrds...

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