State v. Jackson

LOCKEMY, J.:

Charles Q. Jackson appeals his conviction and thirty-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime, arguing the trial court erred in excluding evidence of his knowledge of the decedent’s violent history and in refusing to charge the jury on self-defense. We affirm the trial court’s exclusion of evidence but reverse its refusal to charge the jury on self-defense.

FACTS

Jackson lived in a mobile home with his girlfriend and two children. Jackson’s home was located adjacent to the mobile home of his sister, Vicki (Sister); her…