Swint v. State

Benham, Judge.

Indicted for murder and aggravated assault, appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and simple assault. The evidence at trial showed that appellant observed his estranged wife in a car with another man, followed the car, engaged in an exchange of gunfire with the other man, killing him, and then struck his wife in the face with a pistol.

1. Appellant’s enumeration of error on the general grounds is without merit. Although appellant’s testimony raises the issue of self-defense, there was contrary evidence which would authorize the jury to conclude that appellant…