Harris v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
From tbe circuit court of Pike county. HoN. Motse H. WilKINSON, Judge. Harris, appellant, a negro, was indicted in tbe circuit court of Amite county for an assault and battery with intent to kill and*murder a white man; on bis application tbe venue was-changed to Pike county, where defendant was tried, convicted,, and appealed to tbe supreme court. Tbe opinion of tbe court states the facts upon which tbe decision turned.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
Tbe appellant, a negro, was indicted for shooting with intent to kill and murder a white man. Tbe evidence in tbe case for tbe state abounds in contradictions, as between different *380witnesses, and as to part of the testimony of one witness with ■other parts of -the same witness’ testimony. In short, the -utmost confusion and uncertainty prevails throughout the testimony of the witnesses for the state, making’ the case an exceedingly close one on the facts — so close that any serious error must, of necessity, cause reversal.
This being the attitude of the case, the district attorney, in his…
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