Powell v. State

Webb, Judge.

The homicide occurred May 21,1972, the indictment for murder was returned October 5, and the accused’s trial that month ended by mistrial. Not until February, 1977, almost four and one-half years later, was the accused again tried, the result being a conviction for voluntary manslaughter and a ten-year sentence. Accused’s plea in bar was overruled, and he enumerates that as error. Also, he charges (1) that the verdict for voluntary manslaughter was contrary to the evidence, which supports either a finding of guilty of murder or a finding of not guilty because of justifiable…