CARRICO, Justice.
Tried by jury for murder, the defendant, Carson Alvin Jones, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and, in accordance with the jury's verdict, was sentenced to a term of one year in the penitentiary. On appeal, the sole question for decision is whether the trial court erred in refusing to admit evidence offered by the defendant concerning events of the day preceding the homicide.
The victim, Billy Hugh Sutphin, was killed by a shotgun...
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