Morrison v. State

BUSSEY, Judge:

The appellant, Van Eugene Morrison, was convicted of Manslaughter in the Second Degree in the District Court, Comanche County, Case No. CRF-78-231, and was sentenced to two (2) years’ imprisonment. On appeal he urges but one assignment of error, that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict.

The evidence may be summarized as follows: On February 27, 1978, at about 5:45 p. m., John Yount was shot and killed in a residence in Lawton, Oklahoma. The residence belonged to the appellant and the deceased was a friend and houseguest. The appellant summoned the police and an…