Taylor v. Reese

Upon an indictment charging Will Taylor and Fred Perry with the murder of Jep Dennard, they were jointly tried and convicted. Without moving for a new trial, each by his counsel sued out a separate bill of exceptions alleging, among other things, that the judge erred in refusing to give in charge to the jury certain written requests, the object of which was to have the jury instructed upon the law of voluntary and involuntary manslaughter. Each of these bills.of exceptions set forth a statement of the evidence introduced at the trial; recited that the judge ruled that it was not proper to…