Ford v. State

The state prosecuted Soney Ford in the district court for Cherry county for killing one Allen Rotbcbilds. The information charged him with murder in the first degree, and the jury found him guilty of manslaughter. The trial judge sentenced him to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the period of 7 years. To reverse this sentence he brings error, and will be called the plaintiff.

1. It is contended that the evidence does not sustain the verdict, and the special reason given for this contention is that it was not shown that the killing was done while the plaintiff was in the commission of an…