Nowabbi v. State

Appellant, Alfred Nowabbi, was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree on an information charging him with the murder of Nellie Nowabbi, his wife. The jury failed to agree upon the punishment; motion for new trial was duly filed, and overruled. The court sentenced him to confinement in the penitentiary for a term of 30 years. To reverse the judgment he appeals.

The following brief statment of the facts leading up to and immediately surrounding the killing of Nellie Nowabbi will be sufficient to make clear the contentions made:

•On the day of the tragedy, March 10. 1924, appellant was…