State v. . Rippy
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Insanity — Homicide—Judge’s Charge. This was an Indictment for Murder, tried before BynumT J., at the March Term, 1889, of Alamance Superior Court. The defendant was indicted for the murder of Abel Rippy. He plead “not guilty,” admitted the killing, and relied upon the defence of insanity. Only so much of the testimony and the ruling of his Plonor are here stated as is necessary to the understanding of the points passed upon by this Court.
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Insanity — Homicide—Judge’s Charge. This was an Indictment for Murder, tried before BynumT J., at the March Term, 1889, of Alamance Superior Court. The defendant was indicted for the murder of Abel Rippy. He plead “not guilty,” admitted the killing, and relied upon the defence of insanity. Only so much of the testimony and the ruling of his Plonor are here stated as is necessary to the understanding of the points passed upon by this Court. It was in evidence that the prisoner shot his father with a gun just before “sundown” on Friday, the 1st day of October, 1888. The homicide was committed…
1Opinion of the CourtShepherd, J.
— after'stating facts: The testimony in this case presented several phases of defence, each of which should have been clearly and. distinctly stated to the jury, with proper explanations. State v. Mathews, 78 N. C., 537.
There was testimony tending to show hereditary insanity; permanent insanity produced by long and continued use of alcoholic spirits, delirium, tremens, and temporary insanity or frenzy caused by an overdose of morphine administered as a medicine.
The charge of his Honor on the question of insanity was very general, the only one of the above theories of defence mentioned therein…
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