State v. Fontenot

*306The opinion of the court was delivered by

-Watkins, J.

The defendant having been indicted for the murder <of Charles Barfield, convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of fourteen years, prosecutes this appeal, relying on a single bill of exception, embracing several rulings of the court.

I

The first objection is, that during the progress of the trial a State’s witness said: “ That accused raised a stick just prior to the difficulty with deceased, and attempted to strike Joe Oarmouche;” and that defendant’s counsel objected to the statement, on the…