Dietzel v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM OBION. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Obion County.— Jos. E. Jones, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
*50Plaintiff in error was indicted and charged with the murder of George Wehman on July 11, 1914. He was tried and found guilty of murder in the first degree, with mitigating circumstances. The trial judge disregarded the finding of mitigating circumstances and imposed the death penalty, and Dietzel has appealed in error to this court.
The deceased, George Wehman, was a man about fifty-five years of age. He disappeared from his home in Union City on the night of July 11, 1914. Foul play was suspected, and a search was instituted for him. On July 24, 1914, his body was found in a well some two or…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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