Guest v. State

On an indictment charging murder in the killing of Abraham Tucker, the appellant was tried and convicted by a jury, and sentenced to be banged by tbe court; and from said sentence he appeals to this court.

Some time in March, 1930, a negro festival was held at night at Macedonia church, on Josephine plantation, in Bolivar county. A large crowd of negroes were present, but in the early part of the evening Henry Guest was not there. About nine o’clock Myri Burnett, who was jointly indicted with Henry, told a witness to go down to Henry’s house and tell Henry to come to the church and bring his…