Douglas v. State

132 Ga. App. 694 (1974)

209 S.E.2d 694

DOUGLAS

v.

THE STATE.

49637.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Submitted September 3, 1974.

Decided September 24, 1974.

Elsie H. Griner, for appellant.

Dewey Hayes, District Attorney, for appellee.

WEBB, Judge.

Defendant was indicted for murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. He appealed from the judgment of conviction and sentence to the Supreme Court, which transferred the appeal here.

Defendant stabbed George Bennett to death on September 24, 1973, and immediately surrendered to the police. He was transferred to the county jail and advised of his rights before…