Whigham v. State

The appellants were tried for murder in the first degree, convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of ten years.

The testimony for the state was directed to showing that the appellant Alberta Whig-ham and one Mary Smith, called “Little Bit,” were having a fight, in which appellant Alberta Whigham cut “Little Bit” several times with a knife; that the deceased, Iseral Palmer, alias Jabo, said, “You are all going to let this woman [referring to appellant Alberta Whigham] kill ‘Little Bit.’ ” Deceased then slapped Alberta, and she and…