Jones v. State

Shulman, Presiding Judge.

Tried for murder, appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. On appeal, he raises two issues: the denial of his motion for a directed verdict and the trial court’s refusal to give appellant’s requested jury instructions on the state’s burden to disprove appellant’s justification defense.

1. Code Ann. § 27-1802 provides that a verdict of acquittal may be directed only when there is no conflict in the evidence and the evidence demands a verdict of acquittal. Here, there was some conflict in the evidence since the state’s presentation indicated that the decedent…