Morris v. State

HARWOOD, Judge.

This appellant has been found guilty by a jury of manslaughter in the first degree under an indictment charging murder in the first degree.

The deceased died as a result of knife wounds inflicted by the appellant. The difficulty took place in the back yard of deceased’s home.

No useful purpose would be served by detailing the evidence. It merely pictures a run of the mill killing with a background of alcohol and appellant’s claim that some sixty or more dollars were taken from him by deceased during a short visit in her home.

The tendency of the evidence presented by the State was…