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Wood v. StateWood v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jun 6, 1978
55608
Reporters:
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Before:
Smith
Smith, Judge.

The defendant claimed self-defense, but the state introduced ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‍evidence tending to prove that the unarmed victim was shot in the back, not from close range. ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‍The jury was charged that the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the killing was not ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‍justified. The evidence was sufficient to support the jury’s verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter, so this ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‍appeal raising only the general grounds presents no cause for reversal. Ridley v. State, 236 Ga. 147 (1) (223 SE2d ‍​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‍131) (1976).

Judgment affirmed.

Deen, P. J., and Banke, J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Wood v. State
Court Name: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Date Published: Jun 6, 1978
Citations: 146 Ga. App. 141; 245 S.E.2d 490; 1978 Ga. App. LEXIS 2230; 55608
Docket Number: 55608
Court Abbreviation: Ga. Ct. App.
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