Smith v. State

Information was filed by the Acting County Solicitor Philip D. Beall in the Court of Record of Escambia County against plaintiff in error charging him with the crime of manslaughter under the statute. Upon a trial there was a verdict of guilty as charged. From the judgment imposing sentence writ of error was taken.

One question only is presented, namely, the sufficiency of the evidence to supp'ort the verdict. In all other re*711spects the evidence is ample, but there is no proof that the person killed is the person alleged in the information to have been killed. The information charges that “the…