Gathings v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the circuit court of Monroe county. Beadeord, J. The plaintiff in error assigned the following errors’: 1st. The court erred in admitting the testimony of Win. McMillan to go to the jury. 2d. The court erred in excluding that" portion of the testimony of Geo. 0. Coleman, elicited upon cross-examination by defendant. 3d. The court erred in giving the charges asked for by the State. 4th. The court erred in refusing charges asked for by the defendant. 5th.
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Error to the circuit court of Monroe county. Beadeord, J. The plaintiff in error assigned the following errors’: 1st. The court erred in admitting the testimony of Win. McMillan to go to the jury. 2d. The court erred in excluding that" portion of the testimony of Geo. 0. Coleman, elicited upon cross-examination by defendant. 3d. The court erred in giving the charges asked for by the State. 4th. The court erred in refusing charges asked for by the defendant. 5th. The court erred in overruling motion of defendant for a new trial. 6th. It was error to try plaintiff in error before the cause was…
1Opinion of the Court
Tabbell, J.:
At the February term of the Monroe county circuit court, *3471868, C. M. Weaver, G. W. Gathings, and J. Burke, were indicted for selling spirituous liquors in less quantities than-one gallon, without a license. Weaver and Gathings were arrested, but as to Burke the capias issued on the indictment was returned by the sheriff “ not found.” At the July term, 1870,. of said court, the plaintiff in error, Gathings, was tried, convicted, and fined in the sum of one hundred dollars, besides costs.
Upon the trial the following instructions were given to the jury by the court on the part of…
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