State v. Cain

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. ChiEE Justice Stabeer.

Date in the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day,. 1931, one Edrew Gibson, who apparently had been dead for several days, was found in a body of wood more than a mile from his home, his death having been caused by a gunshot wound somewhat on the side and toward the rear of his head. On the following Saturday, Aaron Cain was arrested and charged with the murder of Gibson. To establish the guilt of the accused. the State relied entirely upon circumstantial evidence, and statements and acts of the defendant. On the first trial, in…