State v. Ricker

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

The defendant, Yyonna I. Ricker, was indicted for second-degree murder and convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Her punishment was fixed at not less nor more than 2 years in the State penitentiary. On this appeal, she asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction for involuntary manslaughter and that the trial court erred in denying probation without granting her a hearing or a post-sentence investigation. We affirm the conviction but remand for a probation hearing.

This prosecution arose from a shooting that occurred in the early morning hours of May…