Campbell v. State

BOYER, Judge.

The appellant seeks reversal of his conviction for manslaughter, claiming that the trial judge erred in failing to instruct the jury upon the definition of culpable negligence as contained in the instruction on that crime as given by the trial judge to the jury.

Appellant was charged by information with murder in the second degree. The evidence revealed a history of conflict between appellant and decedent. Self-defense was urged as the reason for appellant having armed himself (in anticipation of being attacked by the decedent) but the actual shooting was, according to the…