Valentine v. State

The appellant was indicted for murder in the first degree, and convicted of manslaughter in the first degree.

The evidence for the state was directed to showing that deceased’s'wife was a daughter of defendant’s stepmother, and was with her children at her mother’s home at the time of the fatal difficulty. Defendant and deceased rode in a car to the home of Mrs. Valentine, defendant’s stepmother, where he was a guest, and when the car was stopped a dispute arose between them about some whisky. An altercation occurred in which deceased struck defendant with his fist, and defendant secured a…