Greer v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Warren County. Hon. Upton M. Young, Judge. made an oral argument, and filed a brief by himself and George F. Brown, commenting on Wall v. State, 51 Miss. 396. argued the ease orally, and filed a brief by himself, and one by R. V. Booth, also discussing Wall's Case.
1Opinion of the Court
Simrall, C. J.,
delivered tbe opinion of the court.
Stephen Greer, Bandolph Barnes, Henry Crosby and Willis Marshall were jointly indicted for the murder of Patrick Neville. Greer and Barnes made application by motion for separate trials. Their motion was overruled. Thereupon they were tried together, found guilty and sentenced to death. The only question necessary to be considered on this writ of error is, whether the ruling of the circuit judge on this motion was correct.
Ordinarily the Appellate Court will not review the exercise of judicial power which rests in discretion, but will presume…
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