State v. Caviness

Appellant was charged with and convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree and his punishment was fixed by the jury at lifé imprisonment. A motion in arrest of judgment was made by appellant and.overruled. Thereupon judgment was pronounced in accordance with the verdict. A motion for new trial was later made and overruled. This appeal is from the judgment and from the order overruling the motion for a new trial. The viotim of the murder was appellant’s wife, Maud© Ethel Caviness, who will be hereinafter referred to as the deceased.

Twenty-eight assignments of error are specified and…