Bogue v. State

HARPER, Judge.

Appellant, when tried, was convicted of manslaughter, and his punishment assessed at four years confinement in the penitentiary.

Without detailing the testimony it is sufficient to say that the testimony offered in behalf of the State would support a verdict for even a higher grade of the offense—while the testimony offered in behalf of appellant would show that he was justifiable in slaying his father-in-law, L. J. Kinard. Under such circumstances, we merely review the record to see if the court committed any error in the trial of the case.

The first bill complains of the…