Mayo v. State

Stolz, Judge.

The defendant appeals from his convictions of aggravated assault and misdemeanor pistol violations, consisting of "carrying a concealed weapon” and "carrying a pistol without a license.”

On July 17, 1973, the defendant walked into the Casa Rio Lounge on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia, and shot his wife, who was an employee of the lounge at the time. There was evidence at the trial that the couple had been having marital trouble in the past, that the defendant had been drinking prior to entering the lounge, and that the defendant appeared "wild” and "out of it” at the…