Finley v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— Appellant was convicted in the District Court of El Paso County of manslaughter, and his punishment fixed at three and one-half years in the penitentiary.

There are but two contentions presented here in the brief of the appellant, same being presented by the only two bills of exception in the record.

By the first bill of exceptions appellant presents his objection to the introduction -in evidence of a part of the dying declaration of the deceased. Said declaration was in writing and signed by the deceased, and is as follows:

“My name is A. Van Mourick and I am fully conscious…