Hampton v. State

Frankum, Judge.

The plaintiffs in error are brothers who were jointly indicted for the murder of James Anthony. They were tried together in the Superior Court of Wilkes County and were convicted of the offense of voluntary manslaughter. Motions for a new trial were filed on general grounds and later amended to add one special ground. After the hearing the trial court overruled the motions for a new trial, as amended, to which ruling the defendants except and assign same as error. Held:

1. Though the evidence is conflicting, the jury believed the account testified to by the State’s witnesses.…