Mosley v. State

Sognier, Judge.

Mosley was convicted in the Superior Court of Fulton County of voluntary manslaughter. He appeals (1) on the general grounds and (2) contends the trial court erred in allowing a state exhibit, a written statement by appellant, to go to the jury.

On the night of November 21,1979, Jerome Vincent was shot and killed in Atlanta. The police were called and when Officer Beavers arrived at the scene, Mosley approached him and said “ [y]ou want to talk to me, I just shot the guy.” On trial Mosley testified that he and Vincent got into an argument and Vincent wanted to fight. Mosley did…