Peacock v. State
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of two counts of voluntary manslaughter for the July, 1978 shotgun slaying of Darrell Brookins, and Joseph Allen Lejune. He now appeals the convictions. We affirm.
1. Appellant contends in his first two enumerations of error that the jury’s verdict under the facts of this case is contrary to law. Specifically, appellant maintains that the evidence presented at trial did not raise a jury question on voluntary manslaughter. We disagree.
Appellant testified that Brookins and Lejune allowed him to leave their presence after he had requested permission to go to…
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