Scott v. State

Beasley, Judge.

The defendant, Jerry Scott, appeals his conviction for voluntary manslaughter. Scott, the victim, S. L. Mitchell, and several other people were in a house in Athens, Georgia, playing cards. Scott lost all of his money to Mitchell. An argument developed about the way Mitchell was cutting the cards. Scott testified that Mitchell “started up on me with a knife . . . and I act like I had a gun in my pocket . . . and he stopped . . . And he said well I’ll show you then.” The victim left and went to his car and “I went and got my gun [‘a .25 automatic pistol’].” He saw Mitchell reach…