Hamilton v. State

The defendant, J. R. Hamilton, was charged in the district court of Carter county with the crime of murder, was tried, convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and pursuant to the verdict of the jury was sentenced to serve ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary, and has appealed.

The killing of Calvin Martin by the defendant was admitted. The defendant sought acquittal on the ground of temporary insanity as a result of months oi brooding over the association between the deceased and the wife- of defendant.

The state showed that about 9:30 p. m. the night of the homicide the defendant…