State v. Dollarhide

Appellant was convicted of manslaughter, in the Circuit Court of Taney County, Missouri, and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment in the penitentiary.

The homicide occurred on Sunday, February 22, 1931. The deceased, Jim Knight, and defendant lived on nearby farms. The daughter of defendant had married the son of deceased. On the morning of the homicide the daughter and her husband and other members of the Knight family went to visit at the home of the Dollarhide family. The defendant was not at home at the time, having gone to a neighbor for a cow he had purchased. About noon the deceased…