Darnell v. State

Defendant, Bufus Darnell, was charged jointly with Cecil Bedman and Bill Darnell with murder in Delaware county. A severance was demanded and defendant was tried, convicted of maiislaughter in the first degree, and sentenced to serve a term of 30 years in the penitentiary, and has appealed.

Defendant was charged with the murder of Bluford Graham in Delaware county on the 18th day of June, 1939.

In his brief defendant sets out five assignments of error, but they are all presented together and we will so consider them in this opinion. It is first contended that the original complaint upon which…