Edwards v. State

Eldridge, Judge.

A Dougherty County jury convicted Artesian K. Edwards of voluntary manslaughter and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was sentenced to twenty years confinement to serve ten and the remainder probated. The defendant appeals from the superior court’s denial of his motion for new trial, contending (1) that the superior court erred in charging the jury as to voluntary manslaughter by improperly referring to involuntary manslaughter as voluntary manslaughter; and (2) that the evidence was insufficient to support his convictions, averring the general…