Singleterry v. State

BERRY, Judge. —

Appellant was convicted in the district court of Houston County for the offense of manslaughter and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of two years.

The record shows that the killing occurred on account of the alleged illicit relations between deceased and the wife of appellant. Appellant offered testimony tending to show that he acted in self defense and the court properly submitted the questions of murder, manslaughter and self-defense to the jury.

Appellant’s first bill of exception complains of the admission in evidence of the testimony of…