¶1Defendant was convicted of the offense of voluntary manslaughter. Following the denial of his motion for new trial, defendant appeals. Held:
¶21. Viewing the evidence in the light favorable to the verdict, we conclude that it was sufficient to enable a rational trier of fact to find the defendant guilty of the offense of voluntary manslaughter beyond a reasonable doubt. Jackson v. Virginia, 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560); Rutledge v. State, 245 Ga. 768, 769 (267 SE2d 199).
¶32. In view of the evidence of self-defense, notwithstanding our holding in Division 1, we are constrained to agree with defendant’s contention that the trial court erred in refusing to give his requested-charge that the burden of persuasion is on the State to prove beyond a reasonable doubt the accused did not act in self-defense. State v. Shepperd, 253 Ga. 321 (320 SE2d 154), decided September 13, 1984, *396affirming Shepperd v. State, 170 Ga. App. 286 (316 SE2d 785); Jolly v. State, 164 Ga. App. 240, 242 (2) (296 SE2d 784).
¶4Judgment reversed.