DIXON, Chief Justice.
The defendant was charged with second degree murder in connection with the fatal shooting of her husband. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, and the trial judge sentenced defendant to fifteen years at hard labor. Ten specifications of error are urged on this appeal.
On the afternoon of August 26, 1978 the defendant and two of her friends, Peggy Spears and Rosemary McMahon, attended a birthday party for a six year old...
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