Davis v. State

Banke, Judge.

The defendant was tried for murder, found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to serve two years in prison followed by eight years on probation. Held:

1. The evidence was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty of voluntary manslaughter beyond a reasonable doubt. See generally Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979).

2. The jury was fully and properly charged on the defendant’s right of self-defense. The evidence did not demand an additional charge on defense of habitation (Code Ann. § 26-903) in the absence…