Craven v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Shelby County of manslaughter, and his punishment fixed at five years in the penitentiary.

The indictment was for the murder of Bennie or Benie Young. From the stenographic report of the testimony it appears that the witnesses spoke of deceased as Benny Young. One witness testified that deceased told him his name was Bennett Young. The name of the injured party as alleged in the indictment and that attributed to him by the witnesses seems idem sonans.

Our inference from the record in its present condition would be that special…