Sweazy v. State

Appellant was charged by a grand jury indictment for the crime of murder in the first degree. To this indictment appellant entered a plea of not guilty, and the cause was submitted to a jury for trial. A verdict of guilty was returned and judgment of life imprisonment was entered upon the verdict. Appellant’s motion for a new trial was overruled and this appeal followed.

The only error assigned for reversal is the overruling of a motion for a new trial. The particular grounds relied upon for a new trial are (1) the verdict of the jury is contrary to law, and (2) the verdict of the jury is not…