Shadden v. State

OPINION

OLIVER, Judge.

Johnny W. Shadden, the defendant below, represented there and here by retained counsel, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the Criminal Court of Washington County and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than two years. His motion for a new trial being overruled, he is before this Court upon an appeal in the nature of a writ of error duly perfected.

By his first three Assignments of Error the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, insisting that it preponderates against the verdict and in favor of his…