Whitt v. State

Smith, Justice.

A Fulton County jury found the appellant, Otis Whitt, guilty of the murder of Larry Floyd and of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. Whitt raises three issues on appeal. We affirm.

Floyd went to Whitt’s apartment on December 23, 1985, to discuss a debt. The two men began to argue, and Floyd left the apartment. As Floyd walked around the car in which he had arrived, Whitt fired a shot, fatally wounding Floyd. Whitt testified at trial that Floyd was walking towards him with a pistol at the time of the shooting. Others testified that Floyd did not have a gun…