Bestor v. State

The appellant is sentenced to death for the murder of her husband, Smith Bestor. The victim was killed with an axe, in the dwelling of himself and the appellant, his body dissevered and mutilated and partially burned in an' effort to destroy the evidence of the crime. The body was found submerged in a ‘branch near the house where he was killed. The evidence is‘ undisputed that the appellant made voluntary confession of her guilt, and also of her efforts to remove or conceal evidence of the crime.

It is important to note that no motion for new trial was made.

The only question requiring…