Carpenter v. State

The appellant was indicted for murder in the second degree, tried by a jury and convicted of manslaughter, and on a motion for a new trial, sentenced to the state prison for nine years.

The error assigned is in overruling the motion for a new trial.

The causes for a new trial, as stated in the motion, are, that the verdict is contrary to the evidence; that the court erred in admitting illegal evidence and in rejecting legal and competent evidence during the trial; that the court erred in giving and in refusing to give instructions to the jury, and also for newly-discovered evidence.

The rulings…