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PACE v. STATE

45447.

258 Ga. 225 (1988)

367 S.E.2d 827

PACE v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided May 12, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry L. Duttweiler, for appellant.

Thomas C. Lawler III, District Attorney, Phil Wiley, Allyson F. Baillus, Assistant District Attorneys, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Andrew S. Ree, for appellee.

HUNT, Justice.

Dexter Nathaniel Pace was found guilty but mentally ill for the murder of his brother, Oscar Pace, in Gwinnett County. He was given a life sentence and appeals.1 He raises two enumerations of error: (1) that the trial court erred in failing to give his requested charge on voluntary manslaughter and (2) that the trial court shifted the burden of proof to him by charging that the use of a deadly weapon gives rise to an inference...

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