Wilson v. State

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Pickens Wilson killed Louis Fryer by shooting him with a pistol. On an indictment for murder in the first degree, he was convicted of murder in the second degree, and appeals.

The transaction occurred between midnight and 2 o'clock a.m., May 7, 1940, in the Colonial Inn, a roadhouse operated by appellant, Wilson. The case has just been presented and submitted to us for decision.

Deceased, as shown by evidence of the State, was shot four times, one bullet taking…