Vassar v. State

Appellant was indicted for murder and convicted of manslaughter. We are of the opinion that the evidence warrants a verdict of guilt. Only two other assignments need be noticed.

The first concerns the alleged error in allowing constable Bittle to testify regarding the search for and arrest of appellant, and which disclosed that appellant had lost the pistol used in the homicide while fleeing from the scene, and that the appellant, who was not found in the home of his father, was called by the latter into the house from nearby bushes. We find no error in admitting this testimony. If the…