Mims v. State

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Charged with murder, appellant was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. On appeal he contends the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict; evidence of appellant’s prior criminal acts fatally tainted the judgment; and instructions to the jury were incomplete.

1. Construed in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdict, the evidence showed that appellant was engaged in a fight with the victim’s brother over whether or not the brother had a gun owned by appellant’s wife. Appellant and the victim’s brother were exchanging blows when the victim intervened.…