Anderson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Trom: the circuit court of Clarke county. Hon. John L. Buoicley, Judge. Anderson, appellant, was indicted and tried for the murder of Staten Calvert, was convicted of manslaughter, and appealed to the supreme court. The opinion of the court sufficiently states the facts. This is a close case on the facts. A strong showing of self-defense was made by appellant. Had the appellant’s eleventh instruction been granted by the trial court, the' result would have been different.
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Trom: the circuit court of Clarke county. Hon. John L. Buoicley, Judge. Anderson, appellant, was indicted and tried for the murder of Staten Calvert, was convicted of manslaughter, and appealed to the supreme court. The opinion of the court sufficiently states the facts. This is a close case on the facts. A strong showing of self-defense was made by appellant. Had the appellant’s eleventh instruction been granted by the trial court, the' result would have been different. That instruction is couched in very nearly the same language as the instruction in the Lewis case, 93 Miss. 967, which this…
1Opinion of the Court
Mayes, O. I.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
John Anderson was indicted in Clarke county for the murder of one Staten Calvert some time in the year 1909. He was tried and convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to the penitentiary, for twenty years, and from .this conviction prosecutes an appeal to this court.
In regard to the facts of the case, we need only say that the conviction was fully warranted, and the verdict cannot be dis*660turbed, unless there is error in the trial court’s instructions. It is contended for appellant that the court erred in refusing the following instruction, viz.:…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Hammond v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1896
- Lewis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1908
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