Neathery v. People

Mr. Cheje Justice Scott

delivered the opinion of the court:

At the August term, 1906, of the circuit court of Fayette county, Charles Neathery, the plaintiff in error, was found guilty of manslaughter under an indictment charging him with murder, and his punishment was fixed by the verdict of the jury at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of six years. After overruling a motion for a new trial and a motion in arrest of judgment the court rendered judgment on the verdict and sentenced Neathery to imprisonment in the penitentiary at Chester for a term of six years. The cause has been…