State v. Woods

Cullen, J.,

charging the jury,

Gentlemen of the jury:—George C. Woods, stands indicted for the crime of manslaughter in the killing of Howard J. Hannum, on the 17th day of August, 1896, in this city. The evidence on the part of the State and in behalf of the prisoner having been presented to you at the bar of this Court, it now becomes our duty to instruct you as to the law governing this case, which you are to apply to the evidence and render your verdict accordingly.

Manslaughter is the unlawful killing of another without any malice, express or implied. It is of two kinds, first, voluntary…