Daniel v. State

Jackson, Justice.

The defendant was tried and convicted of murder as principal in the second degree in Lee superior court. The person killed was assassinated at night, shot in his bedroom, at the window and through the window where he was sitting. That the perpetrators of the deed were murderers is not questioned. The only point is this, does the evidence, under the rules of law, connect this defendant therewith ? He confessed that he was present, aiding and abetting, and the point is made that though he confessed it he is not guilty because he cannot be convicted on confessions…