Lamar v. State

Voge Lamar was indicted for the murder of Zora Palmer, by maliciously shooting and billing her with a pistol. *217-There was a verdict of guilty, and he excepted to the refusal of a new trial.

1. One ground of the motion for new trial complained that the court erred in permitting a witness for the State to testify to the effect that the -accused had been visiting the deceased for six or seven months, that they were no kin, that the accused was a married man, and the witness guessed he was living with his wife at the time of the homicide. While it is stated that the movant objected to the…