Motes v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Carley, Chief Judge.
Appellant was tried before a jury on an indictment which charged her with the felony murder of her husband, the underlying felony being aggravated assault. She was found guilty of felony-grade involuntary manslaughter. See OCGA § 16-5-3 (a). Appellant appeals from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the trial court on the guilty verdict.
1. Appellant enumerates as error the trial court’s giving of a charge on felony-grade involuntary manslaughter. The contention is that an indictment for felony murder will not support a conviction for felony-grade involuntary…
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2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Lamb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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