State v. Lay

HENLEY, Presiding Judge.

Defendant, charged by information with second degree murder, 1 was found guilty by a jury and his punishment assessed at imprisonment for a term of ten years. His motion for new trial was overruled and judgment was entered sentencing him in accordance with the verdict. He appeals from that judgment. We affirm.

Deceased, Ralph Hutt, met his death on the night of February 28, 1966, as the result of a stab wound inflicted by his friend, the defendant (hereinafter sometimes referred to as Lay), during their “scuffle” in the 400 block on the south side of East High street in…