Berry v. State

The appellant, Doyce Dale Berry, was convicted of the crime of manslaughter. He was sentenced to a 15-year sentence; his sentence was split, and he was ordered to serve four years' imprisonment. In this direct appeal, he raises four issues for our review.

I

First, the appellant contends that the trial court erred in refusing to give a requested jury instruction regarding criminally negligent homicide. However, the appellant's defense does not support a jury instruction on criminally negligent homicide.

The evidence revealed that, on the evening of the homicide, the appellant and the victim, who…