Harrell v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the district court of Cotton county of manslaughter in the first degree, and his punishment fixed at imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of 10 years.

It appears from the record that at the time charged defendant was 19 years of age, and Charlie Hughes, the person killed, was 25 years of age. A brother of Hughes had married a sister of defendant, and defendant and Hughes had been acquainted and friends for several years. At the time of the difficulty, Hughes was hauling grain from a threshing machine, and…