Willis v. State

CARR, Presiding Judge.

The indictment in this case charges the accused, Lessie Willis, with unlawfully attempting to poison her husband, Robert E. Willis, by administering to him quantities of arsenic. Title 14, Sec. 38, Code 1940.

The trial resulted in a conviction as ■charged.

The persons indicated were married January 2, 1951, and lived together as man and wife until February 10, 1952. Only the ■couple occupied the home during this time.

On February 13, 1952, Robert Willis was admitted to the hospital. He had been ill for some time prior thereto and confined to his bed for about seven days…