Colbert v. State

Marshall, Justice.

In his appeal from his conviction of murder, for which he received a life sentence, James Doyle Colbert urges as his sole enumerated error the trial judge’s failure to charge, without a written *127request, on involuntary manslaughter.

Decided October 27, 1982. Dan T. Pressley, Sr., for appellant. V. D. Stockton, District Attorney, W. Brek Barker, Assistant District Attorney, Michael J. Bowers, Attorney General, Janice G. Hildenbrand, Staff Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

“ [I]n the absence of a written request, failure to charge the lesser included offenses of voluntary…