Cooper v. State

W. D. Cooper was indicted for the murder of C. E. Dunson, and found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. He moved for a new trial, which was denied, and he excepted. As the case is to be tried again, we express no opinion as to its merits. The record presents only two questions with which we are now called upon to deal, and these are by no means difficult.

1. After the accused had made his statement, the trial judge, over his objection, permitted the State to introduce additional evidence not strictly in rebuttal of anything contained in the statement. It was, however, relevant to the issue…