Rutledge v. State

Jennie Rutledge, hereinafter called defendant, was informed against for the crime of murder. She was duly tried before a jury, which found her guilty of manslaughter, and she was sentenced to serve from seven to ten years in the state penitentiary. From the verdict and judgment thereon she has appealed.

There are some five assignments of error which we will consider in the light of the legal questions raised thereby.

The first is in effect whether or not the evidence sustains the verdict. In considering this question, we must necessarily state briefly the facts. The evidence, taken in the…