Bryant v. State

The indictment in this case charged the appellant with the unlawful homicide of Ezra Shackelford. The indictment contained four counts, whereby appellant was charged in the first count with murder in the first degree, in the second count with murder in the second degree, in the third count with voluntary manslaughter, and in the fourth count with involuntary manslaughter, in the killing of Ezra Shackelford. Upon appellant’s arraignment and plea of not guilty, the issues joined were tried by a jury, and a verdict was returned finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter, as charged in the…