McCulloch v. State

Wokdeít, J.

The appellant was indicted in the court below for the murder of William C. Morgan, and, upon trial, was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for life in the state prison. His counsel have filed an able and elaborate brief, insisting that the verdict was not sustained by the evidence, *110•and that the court erred in its charges to the jury. We have read the evidence with care, and, although it is mostly circumstantial in its character, we are satisfied that it established the guilt of the appellant beyond any reasonable doubt.

On the 5th of May, 1865, the deceased started…