Snelling v. State

Clarke, Judge.*

At a special term of Randolph superior court held in July, 1890, Sam. Snelling, the plaintiff in error, was convicted of the murder of Ed. Skipper. He moved for a new trial, setting forth as the only grounds of such motion that the verdict was contrary to the evidence and contrary to the law. The motion was denied, and its denial is the error here assigned.

The evidence introduced by the prosecution was substantially as follows : In 1884 a bench-warrant was issued from the superior court of Randolph county for the arrest of said Snelling for murder, he having been indicted in…