COLEMAN v. STATE

71841.

179 Ga. App. 834 (1986)

348 S.E.2d 70

COLEMAN v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied July 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Phillips, for appellant.

Dupont K. Cheney, District Attorney, J. Thomas Durden, Jr., Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


McMURRAY, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was convicted of the offense of aggravated battery upon his wife, Joyce Buckson (the victim). The evidence adduced at trial revealed the following: During the afternoon of September 6, 1984, the defendant and his wife experienced a series of violent domestic quarrels. Later that evening, the defendant returned home with a handgun and shot his wife in the face, in the shoulder and in the chest. As a result of the shooting, the...

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