Campbell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Hart. Jasper superior court. September term, 1896. The indictment charged James M. Campbell and Adaline Gray with the murder of William Campbell by shooting him. In other counts Adaline Gray was charged as accessory before and after the.fact. The jury found the defendants guilty, with recommendation of life imprisonment. A new trial was granted as to Adaline Gray, and denied as to ■James M. Campbell, and he excepted.
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Indictment for murder. Before Judge Hart. Jasper superior court. September term, 1896. The indictment charged James M. Campbell and Adaline Gray with the murder of William Campbell by shooting him. In other counts Adaline Gray was charged as accessory before and after the.fact. The jury found the defendants guilty, with recommendation of life imprisonment. A new trial was granted as to Adaline Gray, and denied as to ■James M. Campbell, and he excepted. The testimony shows that the deceased was assassinated on the afternoon of July 1, 1896, being shot with a rifle-ball from ambush, while he…
1Opinion of the Court
Fisi-i, Justice.
The first four grounds of the motion for' a new trial are the general grounds that the verdict is contrary to law, evidence, etc. The fifth ground is, that the court erred in ■charging as follows: “notwithstanding the indictment in this case, the defendants enter into this trial with the presumption of innocence in their favor, which presumption •rests with them throughout the trial, until the State by satisfactory evidence overcomes that presumption and establishes their guilt upon each material allegation contained in the ■indictment and beyond all reasonable. doubt.” The…
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