Maness v. State

OPINION

COATS, Chief Judge.

In November 1997, Bret F. Maness killed Delbert White during a confrontation in front of Maness's apartment. While the reasons for the confrontation are disputed, it is clear *1130that on November 21, 1997, White went to Maness's apartment with a two-by-four to confront Maness. Maness lived in a ground-level apartment with his wife, Tina Maness. A friend, Paul Hackett, lived in the apartment below the Manesses. Maness was in his apartment with Hackett when White arrived at his door. In the subsequent confrontation, which started in Maness's residence and ended in the…