Parks v. State

Allan Parks was indicted and found guilty of the murder of Walker Brown. The verdict was accompanied with a recommendation to life imprisonment: The evidence of the attending physician showed that the deceased died from a gunshot-wound inflicted in the back just below the shoulder-blade. The effect of the shot was a complete paralysis of the lower extremities and a loss of sensation and motion. The testimony of J. P. Marett was to the effect that deceased was shot centrally in the back, close to the spinal column, and died on Sunday evening. The witness further testified as follows: On…