Barber v. State

Hines, Justice.

Ferroll Barber was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault, felony murder, armed robbery, and theft by taking a motor vehicle in connection with the stabbing death of Gerald Wyatt. He was sentenced to life imprisonment for the felony murder and to two consecutive twenty-year terms for the aggravated assault and theft by taking a motor vehicle. Barber appeals. We reverse because the trial court committed harmful error in excluding evidence of specific acts of violence by Wyatt toward third parties.

The evidence, viewed in favor of the verdict, revealed that…