Dickey v. State

B. J. Dickey was charged, tried and convicted of first degree murder in connection with the death of Grace MacManus. The jury specified the penalty should be without capital punishment and Dickey was sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal assigns nine alleged errors in his trial.

1. Sufficiency of Evidence

Appellant’s argument that the jury’s verdict was not sustained by sufficient evidence is based upon the jury’s failure to accept all of Dickey’s testimony as to how Mrs. MacManus met her death. The defendant was the only eyewitness to the killing. His defense was that he accidentally…