Thomas v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

In this case appellant was tried in the court below for the offense of murder, and was convicted of manslaughter and his punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for a period of five years.

We are confronted at the very beginning with a motion made by the Assistant Attorney General to strike out the statement of facts based upon two grounds: first, because the same is not signed and agreed to by counsel representing the State as well as the appellant in the trial court; second, because said statement of facts is wholly in the form of questions and answers.

The…