Aiken v. State

On June 18, 1929, Sam Aiken admitted that lie liad shot and killed his wife, Annie Mae Aiken, and Boyce Hunter, whom he claimed to have caught in the act of adultery in his home. He was indicted by the grand jury for the murder of the wife. It does not appear whether he was indicted for the murder of Hunter. Hpon the trial Aiken was convicted, without a recommendation. He filed a motion for- new trial, which was later amended. Tbe motion was overruled, and the exception is to that judgment. The defendant’s, statement would have authorized the jury to find him guilty only of voluntary…