White v. State

The defendant was indicted for the murder of G. G.. Roper, and on his trial was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to twenty years ■ in the penitentiary. The homicide took place in the home of defendant some time after 9 o’clock at night. The parties were next door neighbors, and up to the time of the fatal difficulty had been on friendly terms, and even on this night deceased was at the home of defendant by invitation given as deceased was going into his own home. The wives of both defendant and deceased were away from home, and the visit of deceased began as is usual…