State v. Jones
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Lewis & Ciarle County; J. M. Clements, Judge. William Jones, convicted of murder in the first degree, appeals from the judgment and an order denying his motion for a new trial. Refusal to permit counsel for the defendant to cross-examine the witness Davis, by requiring such witness to indicate upon counsel the manner in which the first shots exchanged between defendant and deceased were fired, was error.
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Appeal from District Court, Lewis & Ciarle County; J. M. Clements, Judge. William Jones, convicted of murder in the first degree, appeals from the judgment and an order denying his motion for a new trial. Refusal to permit counsel for the defendant to cross-examine the witness Davis, by requiring such witness to indicate upon counsel the manner in which the first shots exchanged between defendant and deceased were fired, was error. Undoubtedly a clearer idea is conveyed of how swiftly another moved under certain circumstances if the witness illustrates the movement than if he should testify…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brantly
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to imprisonment for life. He has appealed from the judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial. The integrity of the judgment is assailed on the ground that prejudicial error was committed by the court in its rulings upon questions of evidence and in submitting instructions to the jury. Contention is also made that the court permitted such misconduct by the county attorney that the defendant was prevented from having a fair trial. The defendant admitted the homicide and undertook to justify it on the ground…
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