Hill v. State

The appellant was charged by affidavit with voluntary manslaughter. She entered a plea of not guilty; was tried by a jury and found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and was committed to the Indiana Women’s Prison for a period of not less than one nor .more than ten years.

The errors relied upon for reversal are:(1) The court erred in overruling appellant’s motion for a new trial; and(2) Error in the giving and refusing to give certain instructions.

The prosecution is based upon an affidavit charging that the appellant unlawfully, feloniously, purposely, and voluntarily, upon a sudden heat,…