Todd v. State

Todd was indicted in tbe Orange Circuit Court for the murder of Henry Hall, by shooting him with a pistol.

*213On Todd’s application the venue was changed, and the case transferred to the Harrison Circuit Court for trial. In the latter court the issue, upon the defendant’s plea of “ not guilty,” was tried by a jury, and the defendant found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment in the State’s prison.

A motion made by the defendant for a new trial was overruled, and judgment rendered on the verdict. The defendant appeals to this court.

The reasons filed for a new trial…