Cobb v. State

The defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and he- appeals.

The defendant’s witness Charlie Buford testified that he saw the defendant immediately after the shooting, and he was then asked, “Did the defendant ask you to go up there and see whether or not he [defendant] ' had hurt him [deceased] bad?” There was no error in overruling the state’s objection to this question, which was a self-serving declaration on the part of the defendant. This witness further testified that he could see where several" tracks had been made at the place where the killing took place. He was…