CHAPMAN v. STATE

No. 37570.

209 Miss. 539 (1950)

47 So.2d 844

CHAPMAN v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Mississippi, Division B.

October 2, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cooper & Lewis, for appellant.

George H. Ethridge, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.


Holmes, C.

Appellant was indicted for the murder of Perry Tools and convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to a term of six years in the state penitentiary. She prosecutes this appeal, contending, first, that the trial court erred in refusing to grant her request for a directed verdict, and, second, that the verdict was contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence, and that therefore appellant's motion...

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