Smith v. State

SUGG, Justice:

Nina Joan Smith was indicted and convicted of manslaughter by the Circuit Court of Jackson County. For this crime she was sentenced to a term of ten years in the state penitentiary.

On appeal she contends the trial court erred in denying her motion for a continuance and in granting and refusing certain jury instructions. We affirm.

The needless death by pistol shot of Roland Broadhead resulted from an argument between him and the appellant, the operator of a tavern. She requested Broadhead to leave the premises, emphasizing her statement by drawing a pistol. Broadhead, in refusing…