Hurst v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Pike county. Hon. D. M. Miller, Judge. Leslie Hurst was convicted of carrying a concealed deadly weapon and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. On motion of the district attorney, the court excluded all the testimony of Ford, including of course both threats — the one at the mill in February and'the one at church on the day of the trouble.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Pike county. Hon. D. M. Miller, Judge. Leslie Hurst was convicted of carrying a concealed deadly weapon and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. On motion of the district attorney, the court excluded all the testimony of Ford, including of course both threats — the one at the mill in February and'the one at church on the day of the trouble. The court gave as its reason, the same as assigned in the objection, viz., that the first threat had coupled with it a condition, that if defendant was ever caught or seen around his house, etc.,…
1Opinion of the CourtMcLean, J.
The appellant was tried and convicted for the carrying of a deadly weapon under sections' 1103 and 1105 of the Code. Mose Hurst testified that he heard many threats made by Charlie McLean against the appellant, and that he had communicated these threats to the appellant; that he heard the threats rumored, and knew that they were general and serious, and so stated to the appellant. Upon cross-examination this witness testified that he himself had not heard McLean, make the threats, but that one Enoch Williams had so informed him; and it developed upon the trial that Enoch Williams was present…
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