State v. Barnes

OPINION

DUNCAN, Judge.

The defendant, Charles Barnes, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, and his punishment was fixed at three (3) years in the State penitentiary. The defendant’s sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation.

In this appeal the defendant contests the sufficiency of the evidence, and complains that the trial court erred in excluding evidence of the deceased’s reputation for violence. We find merit to these complaints.

The evidence in this case showed that on July 24,1982, the deceased, Forrest Hinkle, and Steve McKee were at the Cellar Bar. They were drinking and…