Chaney v. State

The evidence, as disclosed by this record, tends to prove that the defendant, the deceased, and several other men were congregated at an isolated place in the forest on a mountain near a whiskey still, that all of them were drinking “moonshine” whiskey. It appears that all of them were around a fire and, for one cause or another, there arose the difficulty which resulted in the fatal shooting of - Joseph Camron, one of the party, by this defendant.

The issues were submitted to the jury, under a full and explicit charge of the court as to the law of the case. The finding of facts was for the…