Allen v. State

Charles Allen was convicted of the murder of Beatrice Green, and recommended to the mercy of the court. He excepts to the court’s refusal to grant him a new trial. The prosecution submitted evidence at the trial, tending to prove that the defendant escorted the deceased to a dance, and while she was dancing with another man the defendant deliberately shot her with a pistol, inflicting a wound in her forehead which caused her death. The defendant contended that he accidentally dropped the pistol on the floor, and that the impact of the pistol with the floor caused its discharge. The court…