Jason Sparks was convicted by a jury of malice murder, two alternative counts of felony murder, aggravated assault, attempted burglary, and possession of a firearm during an attempt to commit a felony. The trial court concluded that the felony murder verdicts were vacated by operation of law, and sentenced Sparks to life imprisonment for malice murder. Malcolm v. State , 263 Ga. 369, 372 4 434 SE2d 479 1993. It also imposed a concurrent 20-year and 10-year sentence for aggravated assault and for attempted burglary respectively, as well as a consecutive five-year sentence for the weapons offense. The trial court denied a motion for new trial, and Sparks appeals.1 1. Sparks, along with three others, conspired with John McLain to burglarize the home of one of McLain’s acquaintances. Before commission of the crime, however, Sparks proposed to double-cross McLain. The others agreed. Upon arrival at the residence they planned to burglarize, one of the co-conspirators shot McLain. Using McLain’s own gun, Sparks then fired at him several times as he ran from the car. After entering the unoccupied house, McLain called 911. When the authorities arrived, he described his assailants and the automobile that they were driving. McLain was transported to the hospital, where he died from a gunshot wound to the chest. Two of the co-conspirators made plea agreements with the State, and testified for the prosecution. Construed most strongly in support of the jury’s verdicts, the evidence is sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find Sparks guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of malice murder and the other crimes. Jackson v. Virginia , 443 U. S. 307 99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560 1979.
2. Sparks enumerates as error the trial court’s failure to give, without request, an instruction on voluntary manslaughter.
