Caraway v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

— Under an indictment for murder, appellant was convicted of manslaughter; punishment fixed at con- - finement in the penitentiary for a period of five years.

The appellant and Will Jackson lived upon adjoining farms. Will Jackson’s wife was appellant’s sister. Appellant fired at Will Jackson and unintentionally killed Marvin Leo Jackson, the infant son of Will Jackson. The following is appellant’s version: Some weeks earlier, he and Will Jackson quarreled. Jackson said to appellant: “You go on home and get your d — n gun, come back and I will buckshot it with you.” Appellant…