Chappel v. State

The plaintiff in error, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted in the district court of Wagoner county of manslaughter in the first degree and his punishment fixed at 20 years in the state penitentiary.

The record discloses that the defendant is a negro, and that the deceased, P.A. Anderson, also was a negro. At the time charged Anderson had been acting as a peace officer, but his authority had been taken from him a short time prior to the homicide. The trouble between them arose as follows: A friend of defendant had a revolver stolen from him, and defendant had been promised $10 if he…