Rushing v. State

Benham, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from Sredrick Rushing’s conviction for malice murder. The evidence presented at trial authorized the following to be found as facts. Rushing and the victim, Saronda West, were both detention officers employed at the DeKalb County Jail, and had been engaged in an affair for approximately a year at the time of her death. West had decided, however, to reconcile with her husband and was breaking up with Rushing. They had an argument at work on September 8, 1997, lasting at least an hour and witnessed by others. After work on September 10, just after 8:00 a.m.,…