Benton v. State

305 Ga. 242

FINAL COPY S18A1299. BENTON v. THE STATE. BENHAM, Justice. Appellant Marquavis Benton was convicted of murder and related offenses arising out of the shooting death of Brian Whitfield.1 On appeal, Appellant contends that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions for malice murder and armed robbery and that the trial court erred in failing to charge the jury on voluntary manslaughter. Finding no error, we affirm. Viewing the record in a light most favorable to the verdicts, the evidence adduced at trial established as follows. On the evening of December 5, 2014, 1 In…