State v. Sivils

CLARK, Judge.

Gerald W. Sivils was tried before a jury which found him guilty of manslaughter and assessed his punishment at a term of ten years. Judgment and sentence were entered by the trial court in accordance with the verdict.

On this appeal, Sivils contends that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the elements of justifiable homicide and excusable homicide which constituted Sivils’ defense and which, he asserts, were appropriately supported by the evidence. Affirmed.

The tragedy giving rise to the homicide charge against Sivils originated in a domestic dispute. Sivils’…