State v. Wellington

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

The defendant, Guy Wellington, was prosecuted for murder in the first degree, and was convicted of and sentenced for murder in the second degree; and from such conviction and sentence he now appeals to this court. In all probability, from the evidence introduced on the trial, the verdict and sentence are correct; and yet for error occurring during the trial, the judgment of the court below must be reversed. During the trial, which was before the court and a jury, a letter from the defendant’s mother, Anna B. Crandall, addressed to him…