State v. Coffil

PONDER, Justice.

The defendant, Thomas Coffil, was tried, ■convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to serve three years in the penitentiary. He has appealed.-

Four bills of exception are presented on this appeal. Bill of exception No. 1 was taken to the overruling of the ■defendant’s objection to the following ■question propounded by the trial court to a witness for the defense, while on cross-examination, viz.: “But the first use of the knife or weapon was in the hands of the Coffil woman, is that right?” The defendant answered the question, “That’s right.” Counsel for the defendant objected…