1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Ga.
  4. 229 Ga.
  5. 229 Ga. 617 (1972)
 

WHEELER v. STATE

27434.

229 Ga. 617 (1972)

193 S.E.2d 814

WHEELER v. THE STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 10, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Glenn Zell, for appellant.

Lewis R. Slaton, District Attorney, Joseph J. Drolet, Joel M. Feldman, Morris H. Rosenberg, Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, Harold N. Hill, Jr., Executive Assistant Attorney General, Courtney Wilder Stanton, Assistant Attorney General, Frank M. Palmour, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

NICHOLS, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of the murder of a six-year-old child and sentenced to life imprisonment. Thereafter, a motion for new trial was filed, amended and overruled and the present appeal filed. The jury was instructed as to murder and involuntary manslaughter, but was not instructed as to voluntary manslaughter. It is the failure of the trial court to instruct as to voluntary manslaughter that forms...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases