LEE, J.
Greenberry Swanson was indicted for the murder of Walter Sprayberry. The jury found him guilty of manslaughter, with a recommendation of mercy, and the presiding judge pronounced a sentence of three years in the penitentiary. From the judgment entered, he appeals.
On December 13, 1951, Swanson and Sprayberry were visiting their friend Lacey Kirkpatrick, in his home near Houlka, Mississippi. Both host and visitors had all passed the meridian of their...
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