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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Ralph R. Smith of 550 Martin St., S.E., convicted Tuesday of voluntary manslaughter in Nov. 15 slaying of Edwin C. Wilson, whom he claimed shot in self-defense after Wilson killed estranged wife Dorothy. Released on $4,000 bond; attorneys file for new trial.
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$4,000 Bond; File
Motion For Appeal
Convicted to serve from four-to-
six years Tuesday in the Nov 15
slaying of Edwin C. Wilson, Ralph
R. Smith of 550 Martin Street, S.E.
was released under a $4,000 appeal
bond after his attorneys, Ellis Bar-
rett and his associates, filed a motion
for a new trial, court clerks disclosed.
Indicted on a charge of murder,
Smith claimed he shot Wilson in
self-defense while they were engaged
in a gun battle following Wilson's
fatal shooting of his estranged wife
Mrs. Dorothy Wilson. The state con-
tended that Smith shot his victim
after the latter had obeyed an order
to hide his pistol.
Smith was convicted on a charge
of voluntary manslaughter.
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550 Martin Street, S.E.
Event Date
Nov 15
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Ralph R. Smith convicted of voluntary manslaughter for shooting Edwin C. Wilson, claiming self-defense during a gun battle after Wilson fatally shot his estranged wife Mrs. Dorothy Wilson. The state contended Smith shot Wilson after he obeyed an order to hide his pistol. Smith released on $4,000 appeal bond after motion for new trial filed.