State v. . David

The defendant was tried on a bill of indictment charging her with the murder of Lila Simpson Lawson, and was convicted of murder in the second degree. The evidence pertinent to an understanding of the appeal and of this decision may be summarized as follows:

The evidence of the State tended to show that the deceased, Mrs. Lawson, lived alone in an upstairs apartment, consisting of a living room, bedroom, and kitchenette, in the town of Kinston, to which access was made by an outside stairway. The defendant had been in her employment as maid for about two years. Mrs. Lawson was engaged in the…