Woodward v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
The appellant was indicted for the murder of her husband, Freeman Woodward, and on trial was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two years-in the state penitentiary, from which judgment this appeal is prosecuted.
Appellant and the deceased had been married about two years, and had separated several times, the last time being about two weeks prior to the fatal difficulty. The deceased had been married several times, and had abandoned *617his wife each time for some other woman, whom he after-wards married. At the time of the separation he seems to have taken np with another woman, and sned…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rester v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1916
- Powers v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1903
- Walker v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1920
3Cited by2 opinions
- Anderson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1946
- Abele v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1925