Hightower v. State

1. Elizabeth Hightower was indicted for the murder of her husband, Ed Hightower, and was convicted of voluntary manslaughter. Her motion for a new trial was overruled, and exception is taken to that judgment. It is needless to discuss the general grounds of the motion for a new trial, because a careful review of the testimony discloses sufficient evidence to authorize the jury to return the verdict rendered; and the contention of learned counsel for the plaintiff in error, that the evidence demanded either that the defendant be convicted of murder or acquitted, is not sustained by the record.…