Sherman v. State

The plaintiff in error, C. I. Sherman, designated herein as the defendant, by information filed in the district eourt of Carter county, was charged with murder by feloniously causing the death of Sam Dow on the 24th day of March, 1918, in the city of Ardmore. At the trial a verdict was rendered on February 7,1919, finding the defendant guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and assessing his punishment at confinement in the state penitentiary for a period of four years. From the judgment rendered on the verdict the defendant appeals to this court.

The testimony shows that the defendant…