Chisum v. State

George Rose Smith, Justice.

Between 7:00 . and 8:00 on the morning of April 9, 1978, Roger Rackley was shot in the chest while he was in a garage in the home of the appellant’s sister, Alta Garrison, at Hector in Pope county. An ambulance was summoned at once, but Rackley died before he could be taken to a hospital. The appellant, Johnnie Lee Chisum, was charged wth second degree murder committed with a firearm and was found guilty of manslaughter committed with a firearm. In appealing from a verdict and judgment sentencing him to confinement for 14 years he argues five points for reversal.

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