Lancaster v. State

DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, his punishment being assessed at fifteen years confinement in the penitentiary.

Appellant’s motion for new trial-recites that the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence, and further, that the court failed to charge that uncommunicated threats were only to be considered in determining intent and for no other purpose, and that he'had newly discovered testimony, and that he could prove by I. H. Burchinal that deceased, John Weatherford, was a man of violent temper and passion. The amended motion for new…