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Heigho (D) confronted Barton upon hearing that Barton had made slanderous remarks about him. Barton's mother-in-law, became excited when she noticed that D was wearing a gun. A fight ensued, and Barton's mother-in-law became increasingly excited. After Barton's wife separated D and her husband, they noticed that the mother-in-law was dying. She had suffered a fatal heart attack. D was indicted for having committed involuntary manslaughter. D challenged the indictment with a writ of habeas corpus.

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