Holliman v. State

Candler,'Justice.

Bertha Holliman was indicted for the murder of Sam Davis by stabbing him with a knife. The jury convicted her of that offense and recommended mercy. Her motion for a new trial, based on the usual general grounds, and as amended by adding one special ground which complained only of the court’s failure to charge on the law of voluntary manslaughter, was overruled. Error was assigned on that judgment. Held:

1. The verdict is abundantly supported by evidence, and that being true the general grounds of the motion are not meritorious.

2. The evidence of the three eyewitnesses to the…