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HOLLOWAY v. McELROY

33486.

241 Ga. 400 (1978)

245 S.E.2d 658

HOLLOWAY v. McELROY.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided June 9, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberts, Roberts & Rainwater, Lawrence W. Roberts, for appellant.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, John W. Dunsmore, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

UNDERCOFLER, Presiding Justice.

We granted Holloway's application to review the denial of his habeas corpus petition in order to consider a "burden-shifting" charge on justification. Holloway was indicted for murder, but was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. The Court of Appeals affirmed. 137 Ga.App. 124 (222 S.E.2d 898) (1975). His defense at trial was self-defense. The charge now attacked...

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