Bryant v. State

BERRY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Roberts County of the offense of manslaughter growing out of the killing of Nash Tracy, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of five years.

The record shows that the actual killing was done by Joe Sweet, and it was the theory of the State that appellant was a principal in said homicide.

The proper understanding of the questions hereinafter discussed necessitates a brief recital of the facts on which the state relied to convict the appellant as a principal. Appellant resided on a farm in…