Storms v. State

The appellant was indicted for murder in the second degree for the killing of Arch Bean, on November 1, 1926. He was tried, found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, and his punishment fixed at four years in the penitentiary. The appellant filed a motion for new trial, alleging that the verdict was contrary to the law and evidence, and that the court erred in giving instructions numbered 1 to 23, inclusive. His motion for new trial was overruled, exceptions saved, and he prosecutes this appeal to reverse the judgment of conviction.

Dr. R. M. Stanley testified that he was called to see Arch Bean;…