Campbell v. State

The defendant, Maybelle Campbell, was indicted and tried for the offense of murder. The'court instructed the jury with reference to a finding and verdict of murder, voluntary manslaughter, and justifiable homicide, and not guilty because of accident. The jury returned a verdict as follows: “We the jury find the defendant guilty of involuntary manslaughter and fix her punishment at not more than seven or less than five years.”’ (Italics ours.) This verdict was returned into open court by the jury as their verdict, and was read by the solicitor-general; whereupon, the court, the jury not having…