Francis v. State

BESSEY, J-

A. Francis, plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was on the 2d day of August, 1918, by information filed in the superior court of Creek county charged jointly with John Francis with the murder of Sadie Naufal on May, 1, 1918. The defendants were tried jointly, resulting in a verdict of the jury, February 25, 1919, finding defendant A. Francis guilty of manslaughter in the first degree, without assessing the punishment, and acquitting his codefendant John Francis. After the overruling of a motion for a new trial, the court pronounced judgment on the verdict…