Pullen v. State

The appellant, Wilson Pullen, was tried and convicted of the murder of Dave McClellan, in the circuit court of Montgomery county, and the jury, by its verdict, found him guilty as charged in the indictment, and he was sentenced to be hanged. He prosecutes an appeal here.

The defendant, or appellant, entered a plea of not guilty to the indictment, but did not plead especially not guilty because of his insanity.

The appellant was a “share-cropper,” living on Dave McClellan’s place, and their homes were about two hundred yards apart. The appellant had been living there during the year, and the…