Mullins v. State

Barnes, Judge.

Michael Mullins appeals from his convictions for voluntary manslaughter and aggravated assault and raises the general grounds. Mullins also contends the trial court erred by: (1) admitting hearsay evidence of his prior difficulties with the decedent; (2) admitting his statement to police; (3) failing to grant a mistrial after the State elicited bad character evidence; (4) charging the jury on voluntary manslaughter; and (5) failing to charge the jury on grave suspicion of guilt. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

1. “ ‘On appeal, the evidence must be viewed in the light most…