Lampkin v. State

Tom Lampkin was indicted for the murder of Solomon Yarbrough in the Circuit Court of Oktibbeha County, was tried and convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a year and a half, and from this judgment and sentence, the appellant appeals.

It appears that the deceased and the appellant had an argument on Saturday prior to the killing’ on Monday morning, and that the deceased had threatened the life of appellant. There were two eyewitnesses to the killing, Jim Stewart and the appellant. Stewart testified on the part of the State that on Monday morning, he was riding in the…