State v. Delombre

The defendant has appealed from a conviction and sentence to death for the crime of murder.

The appeal is based on the sole ground that the verdict of the jury is contrary to the law and the evidence. Counsel for defendant contend that this is not a case of murder where the death penalty should be inflicted, but, in 'its worst aspect, might be a case of manslaughter, and requests us to review the facts set out in the motion for a new trial, which was overruled by the trial judge.

Since the appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court extends to criminal cases on questions of law alone, we have…