Kelley v. State

The appellant was convicted of second degree murder for the killing of his wife by "running a motor vehicle into, on or against" her. Sentence was fixed at ten years' imprisonment.

I

Initially the appellant contends that the trial court erroneously added the words "the jury finds" to the written verdict of the jury. The record shows that this was done with the express consent of defense counsel. Therefore any objection was specifically and knowingly waived. Furthermore, the jury endorsed the indictment twice. The finding and verdict as endorsed on the front of the indictment is correct and…