State v. Blassingame

Rhodes, Justice:

\The appellant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On this appeal she alleges error in the conduct of the trial and further contends that the evidence of guilt was insufficient to warrant submission to the jury. We reverse and remand on the ground of an erroneous jury instruction.

We shall first consider the exception relative to the charge of the trial judge. Both murder and voluntary manslaughter were submitted to the jury. There was no issue in the case as to involuntary manslaughter. Approximately two hours after the jury had commenced deliberations,…