Williams v. State

Thompson, Justice.

After a jury trial, appellant Tosha Williams was acquitted of malice murder but found guilty of felony murder while in the commission of an aggravated assault, voluntary manslaughter, and aggravated assault. She was convicted and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on the voluntary manslaughter charge. The jury’s verdict on the felony murder charge was vacated pursuant to Edge v. State, 261 Ga. 865 (414 SE2d 463) (1992), and the aggravated assault conviction was merged into the conviction for voluntary manslaughter. See OCGA § 16-1-7. The trial court subsequently granted…