Davis v. State

This appellant, defendant in the court below, was put to trial upon counts 1 and 2 of the indictment, each count charging the offense of murder in the second degree. He was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and the jury, by its verdict fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for five years. Judgment of. conviction was accordingly pronounced and entered, from which this appeal was taken. ' ’ ,

At the time of the fatal difficulty between defendant and the deceased this appellant was under the age of 16 years. The alleged killing occurred on December 13, 1925, and…