Uldric v. State

PRICE, Presiding Judge.

The indictment charged murder in the first degree. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter in the first degree, with a penitentiary sentence of five years.

The undisputed evidence is that appellant, Brady Uldric, killed Winford Shockley by shooting him with a pistol. The homicide occurred at a tavern owned and operated by defendant. The state’s only eye-witness to the shooting testified that - deceased sat down at the bar and ordered a beer. Shortly thereafter defendant came from behind the bar and stood by deceased and they conversed in low tones. “In a few minutes…