Joiner v. State

SMITH, Justice:

Leola Joiner was indicted for murder and convicted of manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Bolivar County. She was sentenced to serve a term of 12 years in the penitentiary. This appeal is from that conviction and sentence.

*792Appellant and her victim, Ernest Griffin, had been living together for some time, although not married, and she had borne a child by him. On the night of the homicide, both appellant and Griffin had been drinking and the record would justify the conclusion that both were under the influence of intoxicants. They were in Griffin’s home when he grabbed…