Poling v. State

The plaintiff in error, Jeff Poling, was convicted of the murder of his wife and in pursuance of the verdict of the jury, he was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life, at hard labor. From the judgment, he appeals.

We shall first consider the assignment of error that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict. As this is the only substantial question raised on this appeal, we will state the evidence in some detail. It appears that the defendant, Jeff Poling, and the deceased, Sarah Poling, sometimes called ‘'Emma,” had been married about sixteen years. Their home was…