Griffith v. State

Almand, Chief Justice.

Aaron W. Griffith was indicted for the murder of James Keheley. The indictment alleged that the murder was committed with a double-bladed axe. The defendant was found guilty, with a recommendation of mercy, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

His motion for a new trial upon the general grounds was overruled. He enumerates as error the refusal of the court to grant him a new trial on the general grounds.

On the night of November 27, 1968, defendant, deceased, and two others were in the home of the defendant drinking intoxicants. The deceased spat on the floor and the…