Scott v. State

L. A. Smith, Sr., J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The grand jury at Rankin County indicted appellant for the murder of L. C. Mattock, and the petit jury convicted him of manslaughter, for which crime the circuit judge sentenced him to the state penitentiary for a term of ten years.

Appellant was gambling with other Negroes in a “skin game,” played with cards, when deceased and his companion, Harris, came upon the scene. Deceased, who was drunk, immediately started an unprovoked row with appellant, who, thereupon, left that game. He went to a nearby group, ‘ ‘ shooting craps, ’ ’ where…