Gore v. State

Joe Gore was tried upon an indictment charging him with the murder of J. H. Wynens, it being alleged in the indictment that the accused did feloniously kill the decedent by shooting him with a pistol. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and the jury trying the ease returned a verdict of guilty, and the defendant was sentenced to be hanged. He made a motion for a new trial, which contained the usual general grounds that the verdict was contrary to the evidence, contrary to law, etc. He subsequently filed an amendment consisting of several grounds. The court overruled the motion, and the accused…