Stogsdill v. State

Sherman Stogsdill, plaintiff in error, in this opinion referred to as the defendant, was charged by information filed January 28, 1920, with the murder of Tom Sixkiller on October 1, 1919. By a verdict of the jury rendered October 29, 1920, he was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree, without assessing the penalty. On November 11, 1920, the court rendered judgment upon the verdict, fixing the punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of 25 years. From the judgment so rendered defendant appeals.

The evidence on the part of the state is to the effect that the defendant…