Phillips v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Phillips was indicted in the Circuit Court of Overton county for a rape committed on the body of Celia Wilson. He pleaded not guilty, and the issue thereupon was submitted to a jury, under the direction of Judge Campbell.
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Phillips was indicted in the Circuit Court of Overton county for a rape committed on the body of Celia Wilson. He pleaded not guilty, and the issue thereupon was submitted to a jury, under the direction of Judge Campbell. The State introduced Celia Wilson, who stated that on Wednesday about twelve o’clock, as she was going to a country store, about four miles from her residence, she met the defendant, who had an axe in his hand; that he secured her horse, and forcibly took her from the horse, and ravished her at a short distance from the highway. The State then introduced Moses Wilson, the…
1Opinion of the CourtGueen, J.
The plaintiff in error was indicted and convicted in the Circuit Court of Overton county, for a rape committed on the person of Celia Wilson, a married woman. A new trial was moved for, which was refused, and an appeal in error has been prosecuted to this court. It appears from the bill of exceptions, that Mrs. Wilson was examined as a witness for the State on the trial, and that after her examination, her husband, Moses Wilson, was also examined as a witness for the prosecution, and was permitted by the court to relate to the jury the statement of the circumstances and particulars of the…
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