Shelton v. State

At the June, 1928, term of circuit court of Claiborne county, the appellant, Allen Shelton, and Ruice Stevens were indicted for the murder of Mrs. Mattie Dungan. A severance was granted, and Ruice Stevens was tried, convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. At the June, 1929', term of the court, Allen Shelton, the appellant, was tried and convicted of the murder, and was also sentenced to life imprisonment in the state penitentiary; and from this conviction and sentence, he prosecuted this appeal.

The facts upon which this conviction is based are substantially as follows: About…