Legal Opinion
Walden v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 27, 1983No. 40067PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, Justice.
Appellant Eugene Walden, Jr. was indicted for murder in connection with the January 10, 1982 shooting death of Marion Holley. Appellant was tried before a Jefferson County jury, convicted, and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal he enumerates as error three portions of the trial court’s charge to the jury. We affirm.
On the night of January 10, Holley was seated at the bar of Hannah’s Cafe in Jefferson County. Appellant entered the bar and soon he and Holley began arguing. The argument escalated into a scuffle in which Holley shoved appellant against the back wall of the…
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