Adams v. State

Stolz, Judge.

The defendant appeals from his conviction of voluntary manslaughter.

1. The trial judge erred in sustaining the state’s objection to defense counsel’s question of a prospective juror, ". . . do you think a person has a right to defend himself if he’s being attacked or assaulted?” This was not such a technical legal question as would be inappropriately asked of or answered by a layman-juror. Cf. Lundy v. State, 130 Ga. App. 171 (2, a) (202 SE2d 536) and cits.; Reynolds v. State, 231 Ga. 582 (2) (203 SE2d 214) and cits.

2. It was error, under the circumstances, to permit the district…