Jones v. State

Under an indictment for the murder of Willie Frank Jones, Bertha Jones was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to serve a minimum and a maximum of 20 years in the penitentiary. Her motion for new trial, based on the usual general grounds and five special grounds, was overruled, and she has appealed to this court for a review of the errors assigned.

1. It did not constitute reversible error for the court, in a criminal case, to fail to instruct the jury that “the indictment is not evidence in the case, it has no probative value, you will not consider the finding of this indictment…