Forester v. State

Minor W. Millwee, Justice.

The defendant, Charles L. Forester, was charged with the crime of murder in the first degree in the death of his wife, Kathryn Forester. He was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, and Ms punishment was fixed by tbe jury at one year in the State Penitentiary.

The defendant was 62 years of age and his wife 73 years old at the time of her death. . Both had been suffering from diabetes for some time. On.December 8, 1953, Mrs. Forester was admitted to the Saltzman Hospital at Mountain Home, Arkansas, at about 2:50 p.m. The defendant brought her to the hospital but…