Sapp v. State

The accused shot at one Brannen; and the shot straying struck a boy standing by and killed him. It is conceded that the offense is the same as if Brannen had been killed instead of the boy; and, indeed, this seems to be the law. A verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter was rendered; and the insistence through the present writ of error is that this verdict is contrary to law and without evidence to support it. It appears from *450the record, that, a day or so prior to the homicide, Brannen had ordered one of the defendant’s boys ont of a mill operated .by Brannen’s father.- On the day of the…