Hughes v. State

*603OPINION

OLIVER, Judge.

James D. Hughes, the defendant below, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the Criminal Court of Davidson County and was sentenced to imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years. Failing in his motion for a new trial, he is now before this Court upon appeal in the nature of a writ of error duly perfected.

By one Assignment of Error the defendant advances the usual contention that the evidence preponderates against the verdict of the jury and in favor of his innocence; that the verdict is excessive; and that the trial court…