Young v. State

BAMSEY, Judge.

The appellant was indicted in the District Court of Cooke County for the murder of Jesse Jordan. He was on trial convicted of the offense of manslaughter and his punishment assessed at confinement in the State penitentiary for the period of two years and six months.

There are substantially only two questions presented on the appeal in respect to both of which we have been aided by able briefs both by counsel for appellant and for the State. The following condensed statement taken from the brief of the appellant will be sufficient to illustrate the issues and questions involved in…