May v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Kemper county. Hon. John L. Buckley, Judge. Appellant, Tollie May, was indicted, tried and convicted of murder and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Kemper county. Hon. John L. Buckley, Judge. Appellant, Tollie May, was indicted, tried and convicted of murder and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. On the assignment of error relative to the improper influence upon the jury, coercing their verdict, we submit the following authorities: In Brown v. State, 69 Miss. ■398, the facts are that the bailiff in charge of the jury pointed out to one of the jurors an instruction which .announced the right of the jury in case of conviction to ■fix the punishment at imprisonment in the…
1Opinion of the Court
McLain, C.
Appellant was indicted, tried, convicted, and'sentenced to the penitentiary for life, in the Kemper county cir*591cuit court, for murder, and from this action of the court he appeals to this court.
There are numerous assignments of error presented to this court for its consideration; hut we will only consider the eighth and ninth assignments, and in doing so we will consider them together. These two assignments read as follows: “(8) It was error to overrule the motion of defendant for a new trial, because of communication having been had with the jury during their deliberations, which…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Green v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
- Shaw v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1901
- Tarkington v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1895
- Barnett v. EatonMississippi Supreme Court · 1885
- Brown v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1891
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- Wiltcher v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
- Wade v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1929
- Lewis v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1915
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