Stevens v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was indicted for murder. Following a jury trial, he was *419convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to serve 20 years in the penitentiary. Defendant moved for a new trial. The motion was denied and defendant appealed.

Viewed in a light favorable to the State, we find the following evidence: On June 24, 1990, defendant was nearly hit by a “Mustang 5.0” as he sat on a car parked on Meldon Street in Atlanta, Georgia. Defendant peered into the Mustang and exchanged words with the driver. An argument ensued and the driver emerged from the Mustang and…