Anderson v. State

Anderson was indicted for and convicted of the murder of Vera Evans, and sentenced to the state penitentiary for life, the jury disagreeing as to the punishment.

He assigns a number of errors, but the conclusion we have reached makes it necessary that we pass upon only three of them.

The principal witness for the state was Bessie May Evans, a negro girl, eleven years of age, the daughter of Clyde Evans, and step-daughter of Vera Evans, the second wife of Clyde Evans. Appellant contends that Bessie May Evans was not qualified to be a witness, and that without her testimony there was no evidence…