Sikes v. State

The indictment in this case charges Aubrey Sikes and others with murdering Dennis Hubert by shooting him with a pistol. Sikes was tried separately and found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. His motion for a new trial contains the usual general grounds and one special ground.

The State’s evidence tends to show that the negro youth, Dennis Hubert, was killed in pursuance of a conspiracy.. There is no dispute that the defendant and others drove down to the play ground where Hubert was, and that one of the party shot and killed him. James Baggins testified : ““Mr. Martin asked Mr. Garvin: “Which…