WESLEY v. STATE

71218.

177 Ga. App. 877 (1986)

341 S.E.2d 507

WESLEY v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided February 19, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald R. Castellanos, for appellant.

Thomas J. Charron, District Attorney, Debra H. Bernes, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


SOGNIER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and appeals.

1. Appellant contends the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict. The evidence disclosed that appellant and her husband, the victim, were married for two and one-half years. During that time appellant's husband drank heavily, would come home drunk and beat appellant and threaten to kill her. On the night of the killing appellant was sleeping in her son's room when her husband...

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