Glidewell v. State

DAVENPORT, 'J.

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was charged in the district court of Greer county with the murder of Edgar A. Jones, was tried and convicted, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment for life in the state penitentiary. Motion for new trial was filed and overruled, and exceptions saved, and judgment was rendered in pursuance of the verdict. To reverse the judgment, defendant has appealed to this court by petition in error, with case-made.

The evidence on behalf of the state tends to show the following facts: Neel Burtcher, called on behalf of the…