Dudley v. State

The defendant was tried for murder, and was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. His motion for new trial was overruled, and he excepted.

In grounds 1 and 2 of the amendment to the motion complaint is made (1) because of the admission of testimony as to a dying declaration, and (2) becarise of a remark which the judge made with reference to such testimony and the failure to charge the law applicable to dying declarations. There is no error shown in the' admission of the testimony. It was sufficient, and met all the requirements of the statute on this subject. During the colloquy between…