Calloway v. State

On information, in substance, charging that in Carter county, on or about the 5th day of September, 1924, T. H. Calloway did shoot and kill one Alfred Wells with an automatic pistol, he was tried and convicted of manslaughter in the first degree; the jury by their verdict fixing his punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for a term of 20 years. Motion for a new trial was duly filed and overruled, and from the judgment pronounced in pursuance of the verdiet, he appeals.

For a proper understanding of the question raised a brief statement of the facts will be necessary.

It appears that the…