MacK v. State

Benham, Chief Justice.

Appellant David Causlee Mack, Jr. was convicted of the malice murder of his wife, and sentenced to life imprisonment. In his appeal, he questions the content of the. trial court’s jury instruction on voluntary manslaughter and the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial on the ground that the verdict is against the weight of the evidence.

1. The victim, Sylvia Hunter, died from a gunshot wound inflicted by a Springfield Arms 12-gauge single-barrel break-open shotgun fired at her from a distance of three to six feet at 1:00 a.m. on December 27, 1996. The shot was…