Heyward v. State

319 Ga. 588

FINAL COPY S24A0694. HEYWARD v. THE STATE. PINSON, Justice. Aimee Glover Heyward (“Heyward”) shot and killed her hus- band Bruce Heyward. Heyward was charged with malice murder and felony murder predicated on aggravated assault, among other crimes. At trial, Heyward raised several defenses and asked for a jury instruction on voluntary manslaughter as a lesser offense of malice murder. The trial court gave that instruction. But at defense counsel’s request, the trial court did not also instruct the jury that it could find Heyward guilty of voluntary manslaughter as a lesser offense…