State v. Seyboldt

The defendant was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree, without recommendation, and sentenced to be executed as provided by law. He appeals from the judgment, and assigns numerous errors in support of his appeal.

It is not contended that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict, nevertheless, before disposing of the questions of law involved, we deem it expedient to make a brief statement of the facts relied on by the state, together with the substance of defendant’s testimony, as to how the transaction occurred.

On tbe 14th day of October, 1923, the dead body of…