Ware v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Craighead Circuit Court, Jonesboro District. James F. Riddick, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. At the September, 1893, term of the Craighead circuit court for the Jonesboro district, the appellant was indicted for the murder of George Black, on the night of April 1, 1893, and at the February, 1894, term, was tried and convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and his punishment fixed at two years in the penitentiary.
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Appeal from Craighead Circuit Court, Jonesboro District. James F. Riddick, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. At the September, 1893, term of the Craighead circuit court for the Jonesboro district, the appellant was indicted for the murder of George Black, on the night of April 1, 1893, and at the February, 1894, term, was tried and convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and his punishment fixed at two years in the penitentiary. From this judgment of conviction he appeals, and assigns, among others, the following errors: 1st. The verdict is contrary to the law and evidence. 2d. Because the court…
1Opinion of the Court
Hughes, J.,
(after stating the facts). It is sufficient to say that there seems, upon close examination by the court, to be no tenable objection to the instructions. They sufficiently and strongly declare the law applicable to this case.
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The tenth instruction given is very vigorously assailed by the counsel for appellant in their brief, and they have supported their objections to it with much earnestness and ability. The court has given it a close and full consideration, and have reached the conclusion that it is not obnoxious to the objections urged against it. It was…
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