MIMS v. STATE

71788.

180 Ga. App. 3 (1986)

348 S.E.2d 498

MIMS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied July 29, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. William Sams, Jr., for appellant.

Sam B. Sibley, Jr., District Attorney, Charles R. Sheppard, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


DEEN, Presiding Judge.

Charged with murder, appellant was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. On appeal he contends the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict; evidence of appellant's prior criminal acts fatally tainted the judgment; and instructions to the jury were incomplete.

1. Construed in a light most favorable to the jury's verdict, the evidence showed that appellant was engaged in a fight with the victim's brother over whether or not...

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