SUTTON v. STATE

No. 29,895.

240 Ind. 512 (1960)

166 N.E.2d 651

SUTTON v. STATE OF INDIANA.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

Filed May 9, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Crowdus and Patrick E. Chavis, Jr., both of Indianapolis, for appellant.

Edwin K. Steers, Attorney General, and Richard M. Givan, Deputy Attorney General, for appellee.


LANDIS, J.

Appellant was indicted for the manslaughter of her husband and after a trial by jury, was convicted of the lesser included offense of assault and battery with intent to commit a felony. She was sentenced to the Indiana Women's Prison for a period of one to ten years.

On this appeal the only error assigned is the overruling of appellant's motion for new trial.

Appellee (The State) has filed motion to dismiss or affirm asserting that the verdict...

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