Strickland v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter for convenience referred to as the defendant, was by information charged with the crime of murder; was tried, convicted of murder, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment for life in the state penitentiary. Motions for newi trial and in arrest of judgment were filed, considered, and overruled, exceptions saved, and the case brought to this court on appeal.

Edward H. Fish, a witness called on behalf of the state, in substance testified:

‘‘My home is at Ohetopa, Kan. On the 5th day of September, 1928, I was at my brother-in-law’s, John Griffith. near Limestone…