Burch v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

Charged with murder, the defendant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. Held:

1. The evidence authorized the conviction. Therefore, it was not error to deny the motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. Merino v. State, 230 Ga. 604 (198 SE2d 311).

2. The court admitted the death certificate of the victim over the objection that it was hearsay. We need not decide whether it was error to admit this evidence for even if it was, the error would be harmless for the victim’s death was established by other evidence to which no objection was made. Mahone v. State, 120 Ga. App.…