State v. . Durham

CONNOR and BROGDEN, JJ., dissent. This was an indictment against the defendant for the murder of one Woodrow Medlin. The solicitor only asked for a verdict of manslaughter. The jury found the defendant guilty of manslaughter and the court sentenced the defendant to be confined to the State prison for not less than seven years, and not more than twelve years.

The evidence, on the part of the State, was to the effect that Woodrow Medlin was a newspaper carrier, about 16 years of age, and was killed on Springfield Road near High Point, on 13 February, 1931. Friday evening, between sundown and…