McGaughey v. State

Appellant was indicted for murder in the second degree, convicted and his punishment assessed at ten years confinement in the penitentiary.

The evidence was ample to authorize the verdict. We see no necessity for reciting the facts.

There are some bills of exceptions and grounds of the motion for new trial, complaining of some unimportant matters. We have reviewed them all, — none of them present any error. In fact appellant, in his brief, does not present most of them. We will discuss and decide those questions briefed, as they are the only ones necessary to discuss.

Upon convening the court…