State v. Shipley

On May 19, 1965, defendant, Arlene Violet Shipley, was indicted in Polk County charged with murder as defined in sections 690.1 and 690.2, Code 1962, to which she entered a plea of not guilty. On trial the jury returned a verdict finding her guilty of the included offense of manslaughter. June 21, 1965, the trial court sentenced her to be confined in the women’s reformatory for a period not to exceed eight years and fined her $50. Defendant has appealed. We affirm.

Appellant asserts the trial court erred in failing to instruct on her theory that her shooting of Ralph Stewart was an accident…