Norton v. State

After having carefully read and studied the record in this case, I cannot give my approval and concur in the opinion of the majority of the court, for the reason that I do not believe the evidence and the law are sufficient to sustain the conviction as here presented.

The following is a brief abstract of the testimony as presented to the court and jury: The deceased, Pat Urkheart, lived in the neighborhood where the defendant Jim Norton, his wife, and son were living; Urkheart claimed to have gotten control of the house in which the Nortons were living; George Norton, at the time of the…