State v. Edwards

COMPTON, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of the crime of voluntary manslaughter in the unlawful killing of R. E. Walling, Jr., his stepson. He appeals from the judgment-following the verdict.

The questions for our determination are (a) whether the testimony of a witness should 'be excluded simply because his name, previous to trial, had not been endorsed upon the information charging the offense; and (b) whether testimony taken on voir dire in the absence of the jury but read to it without objection, is a denial of the right of trial by jury.

Defendant and the deceased’s mother were married…