State v. Jones

CLARK, Judge.

Lewis Jones was convicted by a jury of the offense of manslaughter and was sentenced to a term of ten years. On this appeal, the single question presented is whether the trial court erred in failing to give the defendant’s requested instruction on justification by lawful defense of another person. The issue requires statement of the evidence in summary.

On the evening of February 22, 1980, the victim, Melvin Taylor, and a number of other persons were present at a residence occupied by Taylor, his wife Delores, their *323children and one Collins. Taylor and a friend had just returned…