Barbee v. State

J. E. Barbee was convicted of the offense of murder, and was sentenced to death by electrocution. He made a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and in his bill of exceptions he assigns error upon that judgment. The motion for new trial contains the three general grounds, and by amendment three special grounds were added. "W> shall first consider the general *308grounds, and thereafter critically examine the special grounds to see if in any one of them such error can be found as will require or authorize the grant of another trial. In the brief of learned counsel for plaintiff in error…