Lyons v. State

Defendant Horace Lyons was charged in the district court of Bryan county with the crime of murder, was tried, convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentenced to serve a term of 20 years in the .State Penitentiary. From this judgment and sentence, he has appealed.

Defendant in his brief says:

“The alleged errors can be combined and treated under practically one heading, as follows: That the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the conviction.”

It will be so considered.

Defendant first contends that the court erred in overruling a, motion for continuance by reason of the absence of…