Ford v. State

BERRY, Judge.

The offense is manslaughter, and the punishment is five years in the penitentiary.

The state’s testimony, if true, is sufficient to support the verdict. The appellant’s testimony, if true, is sufficient to clearly raise the issue of manslaughter and also clearly raise the issue of threats on the part of the deceased prior to the killing and an effort on his part to carry into execution said threats at the time thereof.

In submitting the law with reference to the threats, the court used the following language:

“If you believe from the evidence that the defendant, Frank Ford, shot and…