ATLANTA — Whether jealous rage should have played more of a role at a Gainesville man’s 2010 murder trial was argued Monday by attorneys before the Georgia Supreme Court. Hugo Tepanca’s attorney, Howard W. Anderson III, argued before justices that the jury, which found Tepanca guilty of murder, should have been told how adultery can serve as “grounds for provocation” for a lesser charge of manslaughter. “Case law says you don’t have to be married, because the General Assembly recognizes that, on average, people do stupid things when they’re in love,” Anderson said.
Attorney says jealousy should have played larger role in murder trial
