Lackey v. State

This is the second appearance of this case. See 211 Miss. 892, 53 So. 2d 25. The. testimony follows so closely that in the former case that it is unnecessary to set it out in detail.

The indictment was for murder. Death was caused by an unlawful operation for abortion. In our former opinion it was decided that death to a prospective mother, under the facts, justified submission only of the issue of manslaughter. Such was the verdict here.

The assignments argued are: (1) the giving of certain instructions for the State; (2) the introduction of a purported confession; (3) the admission of certain…