Dooley v. State

J. E. Dooley was indicted for the murder of Billy Joe Barnhart. The jury found him guilty of manslaughter; and from a judgment and sentence of seven years in the state penitentiary, he appealed.

The killing occurred about 2:00 A.M. on Sunday, June 29, 1958, at the Dairy Barn, a nig*ht spot in Leflore County. According to the evidence of J. H. Whatley, the deceased bought a forty or forty-five cent can of beer from Dooley, 69 years of age, the operator of the place, and gave a dollar in payment. Dooley said that he had no change, to which the deceased replied that it was all right and he would…