Garraway v. State

Appellant was indicted for murder in the first degree. The jury found her guilty of manslaughter in the first degree and fixed her punishment at ten years imprisonment in the penitentiary. She was represented at arraignment and trial by retained counsel. She pleaded not guilty to the indictment. After sentence was imposed, she gave notice of appeal and her bond was fixed at $7,500.00. She is free pending appeal and is here represented by trial counsel.

The evidence for the State tended to show that on the night of September 13, 1975, appellant stabbed her husband with a butcher knife which…