Hardeman v. State

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

Appellant Lee Marvin Hardeman was indicted for malice murder and felony murder. The jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and he appeals. Held:

1. Hardeman contends that the evidence presented at trial was contrary to the verdict as it showed that he was acting in self-defense. The State’s witness, Chuck Reed, testified that in the early hours of October 5, 1985, he and the victim, Greg King, were at Xavier’s Lounge in Newton County when appellant came in and started an argument. After some name-calling and pushing between appellant and King, King and Reed…