Hughes v. State

OPINION

MANNHEIMER, Judge.

Sean Burdetto Hughes entered the house of his estranged wife after he learned that another man, Derwin Hunter, had spent the night there. Brandishing a chefs knife, Hughes threatened to kill his wife, and then he stormed to the bedroom where Hunter was located. Hughes tried to break into the bedroom, first with a knife and then with a screwdriver.

Hughes finally succeeded in kicking down the bedroom door. He and Hunter struggled briefly until a friend of the family, Ricky Meredith, intervened. Meredith restrained Hughes and advised Hunter to leave the house. Hunter…