Hodges v. State

The appellant* Beatrice Hodges, was tried for the alleged murder of Dave Wright, and convicted of manslaughter. On appeal she assigns as error, first, the refusal of the court below to grant a peremptory instruction in her fávor; second, the giving of certain instructions on behalf of the state; and, third, the overruling of a motion for a new trial, on the ground that the verdict of the jury was contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence.

The rule announced in the case of Weathersby v. State, 165 Miss. 207, 147 So. 481, and in other cases to the same effect, is invoked in support of…