Bowman v. State

CARR, Judge.

In 1925 Louie Bowman was indicted for murder in the first degree. He killed Milton King by striking him with a rock. Death followed two or three days after the wound was inflicted.

The accused was not arrested until 1948. The trial below followed in due time and the defendant was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree. A sentence of five years in the State penitentiary was imposed.

In support of its contention that the homicide was without legal right or justification, the State relied primarily on the testimony of a son of the deceased man. This witness testified that the…