Fulton v. State

Pannell, Judge.

Appellant was indicted and tried for murder, convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to a term of fifteen years in the penitentiary. He appeals the conviction and sentence and the overruling and denial of a motion for new trial.

A recitation of the factual situation is unnecessary for a determination of the issues raised by the appellant. Suffice it to say that a dispute arose concerning the number of cards dealt one of the parties in a card game. The deceased left the house and was followed by the defendant-appellant who had a gun in his hand. Outside the house the…