Boggs v. State

Mikell, Judge.

After a jury trial, Robert Boggs was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to serve ten years in confinement and five on probation. On appeal, Boggs argues that his conviction must be reversed because the trial court refused to give one of his written requests to charge. For reasons provided below, we affirm.

On the eve of trial, Boggs’s counsel filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that Boggs was immune from prosecution under OCGA § 16-3-24.2, which provides that “[a] person who uses threats or force in accordance with Code Section 16-3-23 or 16-3-24 shall be immune…