Dixon v. State

John F. Stroud, Justice.

Appellant was charged with battery in the first degree on January 17, 1979, in the beating of his fiancee, Rebecca Newman. When she eventually died 12 days later, the charge was amended to murder in the second degree. On September 18, 1979, after entering a plea of not guilty, appellant was tried before a jury, found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. Alleging two points for reversal, appellant brings this appeal. Finding no error, we affirm.

The appellant and Becky had lived together for several months, but on January 16, 1979, they made a…