Mitchell v. State

TYSON, Judge.

The Grand Jury charged the appellant with the first degree murder of- Thomas Rawls “by shooting him with a pistol.” The Jury found the appellant guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and fixed punishment at imprisonment for five years and one day. The trial court then entered judgment, setting sentence in accordance with this verdict. The appellant was adjudged to be an indigent, and is in this court with a free transcript and court-appointed counsel.

Succinctly stated, the charge in the instant cause arose from a shooting incident, which occurred at the home of Thomas Rawls…