Swailes v. State

Beasley, Judge.

Swailes appeals his conviction and sentence for voluntary manslaughter, OCGA § 16-5-2, following the death of 62-year-old Britton *710Waters.

1. Appellant claims that he was entitled to a directed verdict of acquittal under OCGA § 17-9-1 (a) because the State failed to prove that the trauma to the victim’s head caused the death.

The evidence construed so as to uphold the verdict, Humphrey v. State, 252 Ga. 525 (1) (314 SE2d 436) (1984), showed the following: Swailes’ car tire went flat at an intersection where a service station, a truck stop, and a convenience food store were…