Davis v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted for murder of smothering his wife to death and sentenced to life imprisonment. Defendant appealed after the denial of a motion for a new trial. The court held that the jury was authorized to find that the evidence was sufficient to find defendant guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of felony murder during the commission of aggravated assault in the manner alleged in the indictment. The court also held that the trial court's instruction to the jury regarding voluntary manslaughter was not erroneous. Accordingly, the judgment was affirmed.
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