White v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Ashley Circuit Court. Instruction No. 8, upon the question of drunkenness as an excuse for crime, was erroneous. 71 Ark. 459. The verdict will not be set aside, because it was for a lower degree of homicide than the defendant was actually guilty of. 38 Ark. 403; 50 Ark. 506.
1Opinion of the CourtHide, C. J.
Joe White was a farmer living on Bayou Bartholomew, in Ashley County, and had as tenant Robert L,. Adams, who lived near him. On the day in question White went to Wilmot, a town about three miles from his residence, and brought back with him a supply of whisky. On reaching the bayou he met Adams, and, owing to some threats prevalent in the neighborhood, which rendered Adams uneasy, invited him and his wife to spend the night at his (White’s) home. They came shortly afterward, and they and Mr. White’s sister, Tennie Turner, were in the house during the occurrences hereinafter related. White…
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