Herndon v. State

D. B. Herndon was indicted for the crime of murder in' the first degree, tried before a jury, convicted of the crime of manslaughter, and sentenced to confinement at hard labor in the State prison for the period of seven years, from which judgment and sentence he seeks relief here by writ of error.

Seven errors are assigned, of which the first, third and sixth are expressly abandoned. The first assignment argued is the seventh, which is based upon the overruling of the motion for a new trial, the grounds of which motion are as follows :

"i. The verdict is contrary to the evidence.

“2. The…