State v. Bennett

ELLETT, Justice:

This is an appeal by the defendant from a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder in the second degree. He claims error at trial in four particulars, viz.:

1. Violation of his so-called Miranda rights.

2. The court required him to answer regarding a prior felony conviction while he was a witness in his own behalf.

3. There was insufficient evidence to sustain the verdict rendered.

4. The giving of an abstract instruction on involuntary manslaughter.

There is no substantial dispute in the facts of this case. Both the victim and the defendant were drunk and were placed in the same…