Cowan v. State

The plaintiff in error was indicted for the murder of one Walton in the circuit court of James county, and *248convicted of voluntary manslaughter. The verdict and judgment of the court, along with the motion for new trial and prayer for appeal, all in one entry, appear in the following language, omitting the formal part of the entry:

“Sa,id jury, after consideration of the case, upon their oaths say they do not find the defendant guilty of murder, either in the first degree or second degree, but that she is gnilty of voluntary manslaughter of the said W. H. Walton, in the manner and form as…