Childs v. State

Carley, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. He appeals.

1. Appellant enumerates as error the denial of his motion for a directed verdict of acquittal.

“A trial court must grant a motion for directed verdict unless, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the prosecution, a rational trier of fact could find the essential elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307, 319 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).” Lee v. State, 247 Ga. 411, 412 *399(276 SE2d 590) (1981). Accord Humphrey v. State, 252 Ga. 525 (314 SE2d…