Holder v. State

MORROW, Judge.

Appellant was indicted for the murder of Hubert Jenkins, convicted of manslaughter and his punishment assessed at confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of five years.

The court charged the jury on the law of murder, manslaughter, self-defense and threats, and in connection with the law of self-defense charged on provoking the difficulty.

Complaint is made in the first bill of exceptions of the action of the court in permitting the jury to take with them in their retirement when the case was submitted to them tire written confession of appellant. The confession was duly…