Hampton v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Criminal Court of Dallas. Tried before Hon. Geo. H. Craig. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
This is a prosecution for murder. The indictment was found at the - December term of the criminal court of Dallas county, in the year 1870. The count of the indictment is in the following words : (< The grand jury of said county charge, that before the finding of this indictment, John Hampton unlawfully and with malice aforethought killed Jack Porter by shooting him with a gun, against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.” On this charge the prisoner was properly arraigned, and pleaded not guilty, and on a trial by a jury he was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree, and…
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