Hudson v. State

This is an appeal from tbe district court of Coal county wherein, on September 22, 1919, tbe plaintiff in error, Roy Hudson, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was convicted of tbe crime of manslaughter in tbe first degree, and his punishment assessed at a term of four years’ imprisonment in the state penitentiary.

Jess Holland was shot and killed on the sidewalk in front of his residence in Coalgate, Okla., by Roy Hudson on the evening of the 18th day of December, 1916, when on his way home from his place of business about 7 o’clock, or shortly thereafter. Both the defendant and the…