State v. Casey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

MoEnhrv, J.

Buck Oasey, the defendant, a negro, was tried, convicted, and sentenced for committing the crime of manslaughter. He appealed.

There are six bills of exceptions upon which the defendant relies for a reversal of the judgment.

No. 1 — A witness for the State testified that he heard a conversation between deceased and defendant, in which the deceased said: “Stop, let’s shoot it out.” The district attorney asked the witness the following question: “How long was it from the time deceased said ‘Stop, let’s shoot it out?’ ” which was objected to by…