SMITH v. STATE

S94A1166.

264 Ga. 857 (1995)

SMITH v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided January 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan C. Manheim, Lewis P. Perling, for appellant.

Thomas J. Charron, District Attorney, D. Victor Reynolds, Debra H. Bernes, Nancy I. Jordan, Assistant District Attorneys, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Susan V. Boleyn, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Paige M. Reese, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Charles Dennis Smith was found guilty of the felony murder of James Lamar Elliott. He appeals from the denial of his motion for a new trial.1

Appellant was working for Elliott at a house construction site when the two men got into an argument after Elliott criticized work appellant had done. Co-workers testified that when appellant got in Elliott's face, Elliott pushed appellant back, stated he did not want to...

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