ATKINS v. STATE

71628.

177 Ga. App. 527 (1986)

339 S.E.2d 782

ATKINS v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 22, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gwendolyn A. Atkinson, for appellant.

H. Lamar Cole, District Attorney, James E. Hardy, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


BANKE, Chief Judge.

The defendant was indicted on charges of murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. This appeal is from his conviction of voluntary manslaughter.

Upon discovering his estranged wife's car parked outside a motel and determining that she was registered there, the defendant located her room and forced open the door, ripping a security chain from the wall in the process. He was met in the doorway by the victim, who...

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