Pyle v. State

Bell, Justice.

Cliff Pyle was convicted of murder in the killing of John Hibberts by shooting him with a shotgun, and was sentenced to life imprisonment, as recommended by the verdict. His motion for a new trial was overruled, and he excepted. The motion included assignments of error on portions of the court’s charge and on refusal of requested charges. The killing occurred at the home of the defendant late in the afternoon, or about dark, on November 7, 1937. The defendant and the deceased had previously been on friendly terms. They lived in the same neighborhood, and their wives were…