Vinson v. State

Bell, Chief Judge.

1. In this homicide case, which resulted in the conviction of defendant for voluntary manslaughter, the shirt and trousers of the victim were admitted in evidence over objection. The objection was the absence of a showing that the clothing was preserved and in the same condition as when removed from the deceased. The clothing was relevant and admissible. It was shown that the clothes which were worn by the deceased at the time of death were removed from the body, and in particular the shirt was cut and torn from his body at a hospital emergency room, then given to the widow,…