Whitten v. State

The appellant, who will hereinafter be referred to as defendant, was charged by information filed in the district court of Pittsburg county with the crime of manslaughter in the first degree, was tried before a jury, convicted, and his punishment fixed at four years imprisonment in the State Penitentiary. The punishment was the minimum for the crime charged. Tit. 21 O. S. 1941 § 715. Appeal has been duly perfected to this court.

Counsel for defendant has filed a very able brief in which some twelve specifications of error are set out, but which are argued together, and involve the admission…