Brock v. State

The plaintiff in error, J. H. Brock, was convicted in the district court of Jackson county of the crime of manslaughter in the first degree in the killing of W. C. Ernest, and his punishment fixed by the jury at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of 20 years.

Defendant makes no contention that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict of the jury, but seeks a reversal because of alleged errors occurring during the trial and in the proceedings in the district court after the trial.

It is first contended the trial court erred in permitting the state to' introduce certain…