Price v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to Pike circuit court. McNair, J. "William Price, the plaintiff in error, was indicted and convicted in the court below, of an assault and battery on one Judge M. Hart, with intent to. kill and murder said Hart. He made a motion for a new trial, on the following grounds : “ 1st. Because the verdict is contrary to law and evidence. “ 2d.
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Error to Pike circuit court. McNair, J. "William Price, the plaintiff in error, was indicted and convicted in the court below, of an assault and battery on one Judge M. Hart, with intent to. kill and murder said Hart. He made a motion for a new trial, on the following grounds : “ 1st. Because the verdict is contrary to law and evidence. “ 2d. Because the. court erred in giving the following instruction, viz.: £ Malice, in its legal sense, means a wrongful, act done intentionally, without just cause .or excuse.’ “3d. Because the court erred in putting defendant’s witnesses under the rule. “…
1Opinion of the Court
Handy, J.:
The plaintiff in error was indicted-and convicted of an assault, with intent to- kill and murder Judge -M. Hart.
After verdict, the defendant below made a motion for a new trial, on various grounds, which was overruled. He then moved an arrest of judgment, which motion was overruled; and the case is brought here upon .exceptions taken to the action of the court in overruling these motions.
The first ground of the motion for a new trial, and the first error assigned is, that the verdict is contrary to the law and evidence. ' • ■
Hany witnesses were examined, both in behalf of the State…
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