SWAILES v. STATE

76860.

188 Ga. App. 709 (1988)

373 S.E.2d 825

SWAILES v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied October 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William A. Dowell, Robert J. Duffy, for appellant.

Spencer Lawton, Jr., District Attorney, Gregory M. McConnell, Jon Hope, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.


BEASLEY, Judge.

Swailes appeals his conviction and sentence for voluntary manslaughter, OCGA § 16-5-2, following the death of 62-year-old Britton Waters.

1. Appellant claims that he was entitled to a directed verdict of acquittal under OCGA § 17-9-1 (a) because the State failed to prove that the trauma to the victim's head caused the death.

The evidence construed so as to uphold the verdict,...

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