State v. Dudley

Lively,, Judge:

In March, 1923, William Dudley, Samuel Davis and Charles James were jointly indicted for the murder of Baseom Mc-Fall, the indictment alleging that the murder was committed on the 19th day of December, 1918. On the 6th of April following William Dudley was tried, convicted of first degree murder,, and sentenced to confinement for life in the penitentiary. He obtained this writ of error.

The evidence is wholly circumstantial; the main assignment of error in the petition for the writ is that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the verdict. Defendant’s counsel has filed no…