Goolsby v. State

CHRISTIAN, Judge.

— The offense is manslaughter; the punishment confinement in the penitentiary for four years.

Prior to the repeal of the statute defining manslaughter appellant was indicted for murder, and convicted of manslaughter. A new trial was granted and on the present trial, by reason of the fact that the grade of the offense had been reduced to manslaughter, a charge on murder was not submitted. The law of manslaughter and the question of the suspension of the sentence alone were submitted to the jury.

Appellant testified in substance as follows: Appellant was picking cotton. Tilden…