Hilliard v. State

The accused was tried on an indictment charging murder, and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. He filed a motion for a new trial, and afterwards added ten special grounds. To the judgment overruling the motion he excepts and assigns error. The accused and one James Horn became engaged in a difficulty which led to both drawing knives with which they made passes at each other. The affray between them continued for some minutes, during which Charlie Melvin, in an attempt to separate them, or at least without any bad motive on his part, was stabbed by the accused, the wound causing the death of…