Copeland v. State

Pannell, Presiding Judge.

The defendant was indicted for murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. He appeals the judgment of conviction.

The evidence shows that the defendant separated from his wife in the fall of 1974. Mrs. Copeland dated the deceased, Larry Davenport, for several weeks following her separation from the defendant. The defendant and Mrs. Copeland were finally divorced on October 27,1974.

On the day following their divorce, the defendant called Mrs. Copeland from a pool room; Mrs. Copeland was at work in a carpet mill. The deceased also worked at the mill and knew that the…