Hooker v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

Defendant, charged with murder, aggravated assault and theft of a motor vehicle, was convicted only of voluntary manslaughter. Held:

1. The admission of evidence of an earlier threat by defendant to do bodily harm to the homicide victim was not error as it was relevant to the issue of motive of defendant. Evans v. State, 227 Ga. 571, 577 (181 SE2d 845). The fact that the witness who gave this testimony could not state when this threat occurred would only affect its weight but not its admissibility. Willingham v. State, 169 Ga. 142 (5) (149 SE 887).

2. The defendant claims that…