Pettigrew v. State

NIX, Judge.

James Lewis Pettigrew, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged by information in the District Court of Ponto-toc County with the crime of manslaughter, 1st degree. He was tried before a jury, found guilty, and sentenced to twenty years in the state penitentiary.

The defendant lodges his appeal in this court in due time and asserts three propositions of error as follows:

1. That the court erred in overruling defendant’s motion for a new trial for failure of the court to prove venue.

2. That the court erred in refusing to instruct the jury to return a verdict of not guilty…