Lane v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant was indicted for murder. He was then tried and convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to serve a term of 18 years. A motion for new trial was filed and denied, and defendant appeals. Held:

1. There was testimony here that the defendant and a woman were involved in a "scuffle.” The defendant obtained a pistol and allegedly fired at her. The defendant was the only one in the room with a gun and testified that he fired the pistol into the wall. Another defense witness testified that she saw the defendant shoot into the wall and did not see or know…