James v. State

The defendant was tried for murder and convicted of voluntary manslaughter. He filed a motion for new trial on the general grounds and thereafter added two special grounds. The motion was overruled and he excepted, contending that the verdict was unauthorized for reasons stated in the general grounds as well as in the special grounds. We will first deal with the special grounds, in their reverse order, and will mention the evidence generally as it applies to each division of the contentions of the defendant.

The defendant introduced a number of witnesses as to his general good character, as…