Howell v. State

The defendant was indicted for the offense of murder, and was found guilty, with a recommendation that he he imprisoned for life in the penitentiary. lie made a motion for a new trial, based upon the general grounds, which was later amended by the ground of alleged newly discovered evidence. There is no assignment of error as to the admission or rejection of testimony, and no exception to any pa^t of the charge of the court. Upon the argument in this case no reference was made to the general grounds of the motion. The brief of the plaintiff in error urged only the special ground based on…