Bennett v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Bradley Circuit Court; Henry W. Wells, Judge; STATEMENT BY Tl-IE COURT. On or about the 23d day of November, 1908, at the town of Banks, in Bradle)r County, Arkansas, Ike Bennett killed a young negro man named Young Hill. Bennett was engaged in the restaurant business. Hill a short time before had been •working for Bennett. At the time he was killed, he was working for Doctor Thomas.
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Appeal from Bradley Circuit Court; Henry W. Wells, Judge; STATEMENT BY Tl-IE COURT. On or about the 23d day of November, 1908, at the town of Banks, in Bradle)r County, Arkansas, Ike Bennett killed a young negro man named Young Hill. Bennett was engaged in the restaurant business. Hill a short time before had been •working for Bennett. At the time he was killed, he was working for Doctor Thomas. Late in the afternoon, about dark, Hill was seen with two water buckets in his hand, going towards a well and also towards Bennett’s restaurant. When he got close to the restaurant, Bennett called to…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). 1. We would not have disturbed a verdict, under the evidence, for murder in the first degree. There is evidence tending to show that appellant was guilty of murder in the first degree. There is no evidence tending to prove that appellant was guilty of voluntary manslaughter. His crime was murder in the first degree, if anything. By finding the appellant guilty, the jury accepted the testimony tending to prove guilt, and .rejected the testimony of appellant tending to prove his innocence. Since there was testimonj'- tending to' show that appellant was guilty…
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