Pelham v. State

From a judgment of conviction for manslaughter in the first degree this appeal was taken.'

This court has given attentive and careful consideration to the matters contained in this record. We find noi evidence showing or tending to show that this appellant contributed in any manner to the bringing on of the difficulty with Oliver which resulted in the death of Oliver, the deceased named in the indictment. To the contrary, we think it clearly appears that Oliver and one Johnson, and possibly others, were the aggressors) throughout, and that the fatal difficulty resulted solely from the…