Massey v. State

The indictment charged the appellant with murder in the first degree. The person alleged to have been killed is named in the indictment as Peggy Fetner Bradley Massey. The appellant entered a plea of not guilty. Trial was had and resulted in a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree and fixing her punishment at 20 years imprisonment in the penitentiary. Judgment was duly entered by the trial court in accordance with the verdict. The appellant filed a motion for a new trial which was overruled. Hence this appeal.

The evidence offered on behalf of the State tended to show that the…