Robertson v. State

Will Eobertson was jointly indicted with West Eobertson for murder, but Will alone was tried. The jury returned a verdict finding him guilty, but recommended him to mercy. His motion for a new trial was overruled, and exception is taken to that judgment. Aside from the general grounds of the motion for a new trial as originally filed, the defendant filed an amendment containing five additional grounds. The first of these is an amplification of the ground that the verdict is contrary to the evidence, with the consequence that it is also alleged to be contrary to law. It is insisted that the…