Trimble v. State

PEARSON, Judge.

Appellant was indicted and tried for murder in the second degree and was found guilty of manslaughter by a jury.

The only question raised by appellant ■on this appeal is whether the evidence taken as a whole was sufficient to support a verdict of guilty of manslaughter. The defendant presented no testimony; although a written statement given investigating officers was read into the record by the prosecution. A brief outline of the facts established follows.

The appellant was continuously with the decedent, a female, during the day of the homicide. During that day the accused and…