Washington v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Yazoo county. IIon. Robert Powell, Judge. The appellant, Morgan Washington, was defendant in the court below. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
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From the circuit court of Yazoo county. IIon. Robert Powell, Judge. The appellant, Morgan Washington, was defendant in the court below. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. Gode 1892, §969, is in these words: ££ 969 (2984). The same; pointing, aiming a gun, etc.—Any person who shall intentionally point or aim any gun, pistol or firearm at or towards another, except in self-defense or in the lawful discharge of official duty, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the-county jail not longer than six months, or by both; and any person…
1Opinion of the CourtTerral, J.
The defendant was charged with murder in that he ‘ ‘ did feloniously, wilfully, and of his malice aforethought, kill and murder Paulina Grandison;” the evidence disclosed the fact that Paulina was killed by the discharge of a pistol intentionally pointed by him against her; and the record of the verdict and sentence, which is contained in one order or entry, says: “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of intentionally pointing a pistol at Paulina Grandison, not in self-defense, not in the lawful discharge of official duty, and that he did discharge the pistol so pointed, and by the…
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