Mullins v. State

Osro Cobb, Justice.

Appellant, a Negro minister, was tried and convicted on the charge of murder in the second degree. The criminal information charged that one Barbara Kendricks, also a Negro, expired in the course of and as a result of an attempt by appellant to perform an unlawful and felonious abortion upon her.

The jury returned a verdict finding appellant guilty as charged and assessing the punishment at seven years imprisonment in the state penitentiary.

A motion for new trial ivas seasonably filed. The court denied the motion and sentenced appellant in accordance with the verdict of the…