Brown v. State

Jim Brown was convicted of the offense of murder, and, upon recommendation of the jury,- was sentenced to life imprisonment. He moved for a new trial, which was refused him, and he excepted. Eor the State, the evidence tended to show that the accused had been drawn, under the act of Congress, known as the selective draft law, for service in the army of the United States. He did not wish to serve, and, a short while before the homicide for which he was indicted and convicted, he inquired of a witness whether one could escape military service by committing an offense against the laws of the…