Renn v. State

Appellant was indicted, charged with the murder of Sebastian Collins. He was convicted of manslaughter, from which judgment he has appealed.

It appears from the record the deceased was intimate with the wife of defendant, whether criminally so or not is not disclosed by the record, but the intimacy had caused the separation of defendant and his wife; defendant believing the relations were improper. For some time before the killing, the defendant and deceased were on unfriendly terms. Defendant and two or three witnesses testify that deceased had made threats, and defendant testifies that he…