Thaxton v. State

Pope, Judge.

Norman Ellis Thaxton, Jr. was indicted for murder (OCGA § 16-5-1) and hindering apprehension of a criminal (OCGA § 16-10-50). He brings this appeal from his conviction and sentence of voluntary manslaughter (OCGA § 16-5-2) and the hindering apprehension of a criminal charge. Held:

1. Defendant’s first and second enumerations of error in essence challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to support the guilty verdicts returned on the charges against him. Construed most strongly in favor of the verdicts, the evidence showed that Willie Battle, the victim, and Nathaniel Respress, a…