Andrews v. State

Almand, Justice.

Daniel Andrews, under an indictment charging him with murder in that he did unlawfully with malice aforethought kill one George White by cutting and stabbing him with a knife, was on his trial found guilty and, on recommendation of mercy by the jury, sentenced to life imprisonment.

The defendant filed a motion for new trial, and as amended, it was overruled. He then filed his notice of appeal from the judgment of conviction and sentence imposed.

The first ground of alleged error is that the court erred in not charging the law of voluntary manslaughter as requested. Taking all of…