State v. Doe

Tayeor, Justice.

The appellant, under an indictment for murder of one Chan Pontoon, was convicted of manslaughter at the October, 1949, Term of Court of General Sessions for Aiken County and was sentenced to serve six years in the State Penitentiary. He now appeals to this Court upon exceptions which pose the question of whether or not the Trial Judge committed error in refusing appellant’s motion for a directed verdict of not guilty and/or refusing his motion for a new trial.

The testimony discloses that appellant shot the deceased, Chan Pontoon, with a twenty-two caliber rifle on or about the…