Kelley v. State

Appellant was charged by complaint and information with the offense of slander. A jury trial resulted in conviction and the assessment of his punishment at a fine of $100 and thirty days imprisonment in the county jail.

The complaint charged the offense to have taken place on or about the first day of December, 1916, and that a want of chastity was imputed to Mrs. Will Tingle by the use of the following language: "Will Tingle burned our barn, and his damned whore helped him plan it. Will's wife is no account." The information alleged the offense to have been committed on ___ day of ___, 1916,…