SIMMONS, Supernumerary Circuit Judge.
Appellant-defendant, an indigent at nisi prius and here, was indicted for murder in the first degree and convicted therefor. The jury's verdict fixed punishment at life imprisonment.
Appellant's counsel (appointed) on this appeal asserts the testimony of the State's second witness, Katie May Franklin, should not have been adduced for that she was the common law wife of the defendant. Appellant cites the statutory inhibition...
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