Shipman v. State

William Shipman was indicted in the court below, jointly with Levin T. Shipman, for the murder of John C. Kelly. William was put upon trial, and found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of twenty-one years.

He moved for a new trial, on the grounds, first, of newly-discovered evidence; second, errors of law in giving and refusing certain specified charges; third, that the verdict was contrary to the evidence.

The evidence is in the record, and from an examination of it, we are satisfied that it fully sustains the verdict. The homicide was…