Morgan v. Territory of Arizona
Arizona Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the District Court of the First Judicial District in and for the County of Cochise. George R. Davis, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtSloan, J.
The appellant, Wiley M. Morgan, was indicted and tried in the court below for the murder of one John Duncan. The indictment charged murder in the first degree, but he was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to twenty years’, imprisonment in the penitentiary. Defendant moved the trial court for a new trial, which was refused, and from this ruling he appeals to this court.
The court, in its charge, gave the statutory definition of murder, and, as well, of the two degrees of murder. Following this definition, the court charged as follows: “If you believe from the evidence,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Halleck v. MossCalifornia Supreme Court · 1861
3Cited by3 opinions
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