Hughes v. State

Defendant was indicted and tried for murder. The jury found him guilty of voluntary manslaughter. Defendant appeals the judgment of conviction and denial of his motion for new trial.

The evidence showed that appellant and Ralph Ridley engaged in a verbal confrontation early in the afternoon of June 17, 1974. Ralph later told his father, Murph Ridley, about the argument, and Murph proceeded to his brother’s home, where appellant was visiting. As Murph was about to get out of his truck, appellant called to him, telling him not to get out of the truck but to go on and leave him alone. Appellant…