Briggs v. State

Arthur Lee Briggs was indicted for the first degree murder of Loretta Jackson by shooting her with a pistol. The jury found the appellant guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and fixed punishment at three years imprisonment. The trial court, following a probation hearing, denied probation and set sentence at three years imprisonment in the penitentiary.

Charles Jackson, Jr., stated that he was the brother of the deceased, Loretta Jackson, and identified a photograph of the deceased, indicating she was killed as the result of gunshot wounds on Saturday, January 21, 1978.

On…