Butler v. State
Butler v. State
Opinion of the Court
The defendant was indicted for the offense of murder and upon trial convicted of the offense of voluntary manslaughter. A motion for new trial on the general grounds and one special ground was overruled by the trial judge and she appealed to this court. Held:
1. The evidence was sufficient to authorize the verdict of guilty of voluntary manslaughter and there was no error in charging thereon.
2. There was no evidence authorizing a charge on "the law of involuntary manslaughter in the commission of a lawful act in an unlawful manner likely to cause death or great bodily harm. . .” There was no error in failing to charge thereon.
3. The trial court did not err in overruling the motion for new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
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