Harrison v. State

Appellant was tried in the Phillips circuit court on an information charging murder in the first degree. He was convicted of manslaughter and his punishment fixed by the jury at four years in the penitentiary. The jury’s verdict is as follows: “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of manslaughter and fix his punishment at four years in the penitentiary. J. W. Richardson, Foreman.”

Appellant assigns errors which we proceed to review.

First he contends that the evidence is not sufficient to support the jury’s verdict. On this question we must view the evidence in its most favorable light to…