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LAWSON v. STATE

A91A0489.

199 Ga. App. 789 (1991)

406 S.E.2d 130

LAWSON v. THE STATE.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided May 28, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlton C. Carter, for appellant.

Thomas J. Charron, District Attorney, William M. Clark, Debra H. Bernes, Nancy I. Jordan, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.

BANKE, Presiding Judge.

The appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. In this appeal from the denial of his motion for new trial, he contends that the trial court erred in failing to give his requested charge on involuntary manslaughter as a lesser included offense. See generally OCGA § 16-5-3 (a).

The decedent was shot in the chest following an all-day "drinking binge" with the appellant and a third...

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