Westberry v. State

The grand jury of Lowndes County returned an indictment against Allen Westberry, K.‘ Z. Cheney, Travis Ervin, Austin Westberry, and Homer Padgett, charging them with the murder of Mrs. Plettie Browning. Allen Westberry was put upon trial, March 1, 1931. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, without a recommendation, and he was accordingly sentenced to be electrocuted. He made a motion for new trial on the usual general grounds and 36 additional grounds, all of which were overruled by the court, and the defendant excepted.

The record in the case, which is very voluminous, has been carefully…