Butler v. State

The plaintiff in error, on December 20, 1897, was convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of his wife on the 5th of July in that year. There was no dispute as to the fact that he slew her with two or more blows of an as. He was tried upon a preliminary issue of insanity, and, being found sane, was then tried upon the issué of his guilt, and from judgment and sentence upon conviction brings this writ of error.

Twenty-two assignments of error are presented in plaintiff in error’s brief, more than half of which are not argued, ■either orally or in the brief; and we shall assume…