Maness v. State

TYSON, Judge.

The appellant was indicted for the first degree murder of W. L. Neeley “by striking him with his fists.” At trial, the jury found the appellant guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and fixed punishment at ten years imprisonment. The trial court then pronounced judgment, setting sentence in accordance with this verdict.

Dr. Frank Haws testified that he examined W. L. Neeley in the Huntsville Hospital emergency room at approximately 8:30 p. m. on the night of December 19, 1974, at which time the patient was deeply unconscious, having been transferred from Scottsboro for the…