Byrd v. State

163 Ga. App. 718 (1982)

294 S.E.2d 686

BYRD

v.

THE STATE.

64544.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided September 10, 1982.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1982.

William T. Hankins III, for appellant.

Robert E. Wilson, District Attorney, Margaret H. Thompson, Ann Poe Mitchell, Assistant District Attorneys, for appellee.

QUILLIAN, Chief Judge.

Tried for murder, defendant appeals his conviction for voluntary manslaughter. Held:

1. The general grounds are enumerated.

The evidence authorized the jury to find that defendant Byrd and his wife rented a room from a Mrs. Billings. Wilburn, the victim, was a frequent…