EDGE v. STATE

No. S91A1127.

414 S.E.2d 463 (1991)

261 Ga. 865

EDGE v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied February 19, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Hale Almand, Jr. and Leigh Brogdon, Smith, Hawkins, Almand & Hollingsworth, Macon, for Edge.

Edward D. Lukemire, Dist. Atty., George R. Christian, Dee Brophy, Asst. Dist. Attys., Perry, and Michael J. Bowers, Atty. Gen., Atlanta, for the State.

Shelley S. Howard, Chief Asst. Dist. Atty., Perry.

Thomas A. Cox, Jr., Staff Atty., Atlanta.


HUNT, Justice.

Jesse Calvin Edge, Jr., shot and killed his estranged wife, Barbara, with a handgun. He was convicted by a jury of felony murder, voluntary manslaughter, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. He was sentenced to life imprisonment and to a term of years.1

1. The evidence is sufficient to permit a rational trier of fact to find Edge guilty of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm...

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