Reynolds v. State

Walter Eeynolds was indicted for the murder of John Mincie by shooting him with a gun. He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to be electrocuted. He made 'a motion for new trial on the usual general grounds. Subsequently he amended his motion by the addition of one ground.

The evidence relied on by the State for conviction is purely circumstantial. From the evidence it appears that on the night of the homicide the house of the deceased was burned a few minutes after eleven o’clock. A crowd soon gathered. The plaintiff in error in this statement emphatically denied the commission of the crime.

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