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Wood v. State

245 S.E.2d 490, 146 Ga. App. 141, 1978 Ga. App. LEXIS 2230
CourtCourt of Appeals of Georgia
DecidedJune 6, 1978
Docket55608
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Wood v. State, 245 S.E.2d 490, 146 Ga. App. 141, 1978 Ga. App. LEXIS 2230 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978).

Opinion

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.

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