Waller v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of, first district, Yallobusha county. Hon. Samuel O. Cook, Judge. Waller, appellant, was indicted and tried for the murder of one Jerry Eoseman, convicted of. manslaughter, sentenced to the penitentiary for five years, and appealed to the supreme court. He sought a reversal of the conviction principally because of alleged error in two instructions granted for the state. The opinion of the court states the facts.
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From the circuit court of, first district, Yallobusha county. Hon. Samuel O. Cook, Judge. Waller, appellant, was indicted and tried for the murder of one Jerry Eoseman, convicted of. manslaughter, sentenced to the penitentiary for five years, and appealed to the supreme court. He sought a reversal of the conviction principally because of alleged error in two instructions granted for the state. The opinion of the court states the facts. The two instructions complained of and criticised in the opinion of the court are as follows: “ 1. The court instructs the jury for the state that manslaughter…
1Opinion of the CourtCalhoon, J.
Appellant was indicted for murder, and convicted of manslaughter, and appeals to this court. Many cases come before us where colored festivals appear in the record, and unfortunately, it is true that in nearly every instance a dead negro is a feature in the landscape. So it is with this case. There was a festival, and this appellant figured on the occasion as a lemonade maker. He had lying on the table before him an ordinary pocketknife, which he used to cut the lemons and' make the lemonade. While engaged in this duty, one Jerry Eoseman came up in front of the counter, or table, or board…
2Cited by1 opinion
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