Radney v. State

Appellant, W. J. Radney, was informed against for the murder of Eugene Lynch. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, and upon the trial the jury rendered a verdict of manslaughter in the first degree, but failed to agree on the punishment. In due course a motion for new trial was interposed in his behalf and denied, and he was sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary for a term of 20 years, and from the judgment duly pronounced by the court he appeals.

Appellant assigns error on rulings in the reception of evidence, and errors arising from the conduct of the trial judge, the conduct of the…