Harrison v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Continuance. Evidence. Practice. Charge of court. 'Criminal law. Alibi. Burden of proof. Prisoner’s ;statement. Verdict. New trial. Before Judge Richard H. Clark. Dekalb superior court. August term, ’.1888. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff in error bears three names in the record : Harrison, Haralson and Harris. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to imprisonment for life. The person killed was Hurst, the marshal of Decatur. The homicide occurred whilst the marshal had in custody one Hubert, in the midst of a large crowd, some of *131whom, were endeavoring to rescue the prisoner or promote his escape from the officer. Several shots were fired, and there is no doubt that one of them killed, the marshal. The indictment was found at the February term, 1888, and the trial took place at the…
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