Powers v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of, first district, Pauola county. HoN. L. F. Rath"watee, Special Judge. Powers, appellant, was indicted and tried for the murder of one Mills, convicted of manslaughter, and appealed to the supreme court, where the conviction was reversed and a new trial awarded. See Powers y.
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From the circuit court of, first district, Pauola county. HoN. L. F. Rath"watee, Special Judge. Powers, appellant, was indicted and tried for the murder of one Mills, convicted of manslaughter, and appealed to the supreme court, where the conviction was reversed and a new trial awarded. See Powers y. State-, 1A- Miss., 111. Upon- remand .of the case to the court below he was again tried for manslaughter and again convicted of said crime and appealed (a second time) to the supreme court. The facts on the second appeal on which the decision is based are stated in. the opinion of the court. The…
1Opinion of the CourtTruly, J.
Appellant was indicted for the murder of one Mills, was convicted of manslaughter, and appealed to this court, and the case was reversed and remanded for a new trial. See Powers v. State, 74 Miss., 777; s. c., 21 So. Rep., 657. On the second trial, upon the same indictment, he was again convicted of manslaughter and again appeals. While the assignment of error sets out many causes, five alone aro urged in the brief for appellant. They are as follows: First. The action of the court in permitting an order overruling a special plea of appellant, filed and disposed of at a previous term of the…
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