Scarbrough v. State

Plaintiff in error Scarbrough, W. P. Arms, and Sam Cates were indicted for killing Everett Johnson in Anderson county on the night of 'June 17, 1931. They went to a camp on the river where Johnson had gone fishing to arrest him upon information that he was in possession of a stolen automobile. Johnson was shot while in flight and the indictment followed. The charge against Cates was dismissed upon nolle prosequi. After two mistrials, the jury acquitted Arms, but convicted Scarbrough of involuntary manslaughter with imprisonment for a year. Scarbrough appealed and insists that the evidence…