Bynum v. State

BOWEN, Presiding Judge.

Edward Michael Bynum was convicted for the manslaughter of Phillip Slaton and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. On this appeal from that conviction, he argues that the trial court committed reversible error when it refused to allow testimony about the warnings the witnesses gave him about the deceased.

*659The defendant was permitted to prove the deceased’s bad general reputation for violence and a lack of peace and quiet. He was also permitted to prove that several individuals warned him about the deceased. However, he was not permitted to prove the specific contents…