State v. Williams

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

Defendant was tried on an information charging him with the crime of murder in the second degree (G. S. 1949, 21-402). From a conviction of manslaughter in the second degree (G. S. 1949, 21-411), he appeals.

A brief statement of the facts follows: On October 1, 1956, at approximately 10:30 p. m., defendant, Emmitt Williams (appellant), and his friend Saunders were arrested for creating a disturbance in a liquor store and were placed in the “bull pen” of the police station with a number of other prisoners. Saunders was so unmanageable that he…