Carlin v. State

Appellant was prosecuted upon a grand jury indictment for murder in the first degree returned by the Jefferson County grand jury, wherein he was charged with the unlawful killing of one Frank Knoebel, which killing occurred on the 30th day of December, 1930.

Upon appellant’s motion and affidavit for a change of venue from the county, said cause was transferred to Ripley County where the case was tried before a jury upon appellant’s plea of not guilty.

The jury returned the following verdict:

“We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree as charged in the indictment, and…