Jones v. State

The appellant, Ethel Jones, was tried at the October term, 1925, of the circuit court of Yazoo county on an indictment charging him with murder. His cause was-submitted to the jury under instructions, one of which instructions defined the verdicts that could be returned which included the three forms of verdicts for murder, a verdict of manslaughter, and a verdict of not guilty. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter. An application was made by the defendant for a new trial. The verdict of the jury was set aside and a new trial granted, and at the April term, 1926, the state placed the…