Perkins v. State

The appellant was indicted in the Circuit Court of Lawrence County for the murder of A. V. Buckley. He was tried and convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to serve a term of twelve years in the State penitentiary. He appeals from the judgment of conviction.

The homicide occurred at the home of the appellant on or about September 19, 1954, at or about 2:30 or 3 o’clock in the morning. It grew out of a gambling game known as ‘ ‘ skin, ’ ’ which was being played by lamplight on the porch of appellant’s home, and was participated in by the appellant and the deceased and others until the wee…