White v. State

Quillian, Judge.

Appellant/defendant was charged with the murder of his brother-in-law. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter. He was sentenced to the custody of the Youthful Offender Division of the State Board of Corrections "for a term not to exceed six (6) years.” From this verdict and sentence, his appeal was filed with this court. Held:

1. Defendant alleges that the court erred in permitting a member of the jury to transcribe, in shorthand, a portion of the court’s recharge on the definition of the offenses of murder and voluntary manslaughter. After the jury had…