King v. State

ETHRIDGE, Presiding Justice.

In the Circuit Court of Adams County Hershey King, appellant, was indicted for murder, found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to five years in the state penitentiary. The defense was that the shooting was accidental. We hold the conviction is against the great weight of the evidence, and reverse and remand the case.

The deceased, George Young, was shot in the head with a .22 pistol around 10:00 p. m. on October 3, 1964. The bullet entered his head under the nose and ranged upward, lodging between the brain and the skull. The parties were at Dixie Inn,, a bar…