Trenor v. State

Smith, Justice.

Appellant Morris Wayne Trenor shot and killed Bryan Smith with a pistol on the evening of April 2, 1982. The two were acquaintances and had spent the day with friends (who witnessed the shooting) fishing, drinking, playing poker and intermittently quarreling. Late in the evening the group gathered at Trenor’s mobile home in Cobb County. The quarreling intensified and Trenor and Smith disagreed over whether and when Smith would leave. As Smith stood in the doorway, he faced Trenor and verbally challenged him one last time. Trenor picked up a pistol lying nearby and shot Smith…