Crawford v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder, in Bibb Superior Court. Tried before Judge Powers. May Term, 1852. At the May Term, 1852, of Bibb Superior Court, James Crawford was put on trial for the killing of Evan Moore. It appeared from the evidence, that the killing for which the defendant was indicted, occurred about night-fall on the 23d December, 1851, at a grocery in the city of Macon.
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Indictment for murder, in Bibb Superior Court. Tried before Judge Powers. May Term, 1852. At the May Term, 1852, of Bibb Superior Court, James Crawford was put on trial for the killing of Evan Moore. It appeared from the evidence, that the killing for which the defendant was indicted, occurred about night-fall on the 23d December, 1851, at a grocery in the city of Macon. There was no positive evidence, going to show that the defendant was the person who struck the blow, from which the physician testified that the deceased came to his death. John Fennill, was sworn by the State, and on his…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Warner, J.
delivering the opinion.
[1.] The first ground of error assigned in this case is, the rejection of that portion of the testimony of John Fennill, drawn out by the cross-examination, in which he stated, that “just after dinner the evening Moore was killed, Levi G. Bright, Daniel J. King and deceased had a quarrel at witness’ grocery, at the wagon yard, about a dollar; witness told them to hush it up, and they did so.” In view of the facts of this case, we think this evidence was competent to show that there had been cause of quarrel between the deceased and other persons,…
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