Wells v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Nrom: the circuit court of Warren county. IloN. Joi-iN N. Bush, Judge. Wells, appellant, was indicted, and tried for and convicted of' the murder of one Margaret Welburn, sentenced to suffer death,, and appealed to the supreme court. The opinion of the court sufficiently states the facts of the case pertinent to the decision made in the cause.
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Nrom: the circuit court of Warren county. IloN. Joi-iN N. Bush, Judge. Wells, appellant, was indicted, and tried for and convicted of' the murder of one Margaret Welburn, sentenced to suffer death,, and appealed to the supreme court. The opinion of the court sufficiently states the facts of the case pertinent to the decision made in the cause. The glaring error of the lower court, in. allowing the district attorney to ask appellant if he testified in the committing trial over defendant’s objection, and to ask him if fie made a ■statement in the committing trial, all over the objection of…
1Opinion of the Court
Shith, J\,
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellant, having been convicted in the court below of murder and sentenced to death, appeals to this court.
Appellant testified as a witness- in his own behalf, and on cross-examination was asked the following questions: “Q. You were before Judge Wagoner in the committal trial of this case? A. Yes, sir. Q. Did you testify in that trial? A. No, sir. Q. Hake any statement? (.Objected to. Objection overruled,, and the defendant then and there excepted to the ruling of the court.) Q. Did you testify before Judge Wagoner'? A. No, sir.” The action of the…
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