State v. Dickey

ENGlish, Judge:

On August 26, 1897, John Dickey was indicted in the-circuit court of Braxton County for the murder of James-Tanner, and on December 6, 1897, was found guilty of yol-*320untary manslaughter; and thereupon the prisoner, by Ms counsel, moved the court to set aside the verdict of the jury and grant him a new trial because the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence, which motion was overruled, and Dickey was sentenced to the penitentiary for the term of five years. During the trial the defendant excepted to certain rulings and opinions of the court, took several bills of…