Cawley v. State

J. P. Cawley was indicted for murder, and convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of an unlawful act. The indictment charged that Cawley, with malice aforethought, did murder J. L. Roberts, by striking and beating him with his hands and fists, thereby knocking Roberts down and causing his head to strike a concrete floor, thereby inflicting serious wounds and bruises upon Roberts which caused his death. The motion for a new trial, containing the general grounds and two special grounds, was overruled, and exceptions to that judgment were taken.

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