Lovell v. State

The appellant, James Lovell, was indicted for the offense of murder, and a mistrial was entered when the jury announced that they were unable to reach a verdict. Following a second trial, the appellant was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.

Ray Hill testified that he was a friend of the victim, Thomas Naples, and that on the day of the offense, they had gone to Inez's Lounge to drink, shoot pool, and retrieve a van which Hill had left there on the previous day. He testified that he and Thomas Naples had "a lot" to drink that day. The van which Hill had…