Lee v. State

Sognier, Chief Judge.

George Michael Lee was indicted for the offense of murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. He appeals.

1. Appellant contends the evidence adduced at trial did not support his conviction of voluntary manslaughter but rather required the jury to decide either that appellant murdered the victim or that he killed the victim while acting in self-defense. Accordingly, appellant also contends that the trial court erred by charging the jury on the lesser included offense of voluntary manslaughter.

William Minton, a friend of appellant who was spending the night at…