Narrell v. State

This appellant was tried upon an indictment which charged him with the offense of murder in the first degree. It was alleged therein that he unlawfully and with malice aforethought killed Bert Sweat by shooting him with a pistol. The trial resulted in his conviction for the offense of manslaughter in the first degree, and his punishment was fixed by the jury at imprisonment for ten years. He was accordingly sentenced by the court to imprisonment in the penitentiary; from the judgment of conviction this appeal was taken.

Upon the trial it developed from the evidence without dispute that Bert…