Jones v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
From: the circuit court of Leflore county. Hon. A. McC. Kimbrough, Judge. Jones, appellant, having been indicted, tried, and convicted of the murder of one Robert Riley and sentenced to the penitentiary for life, appealed to the supreme court. On the night of January Y, 1904, at a meeting of the colored Knights of Pythias, appellant shot and killed Riley.
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From: the circuit court of Leflore county. Hon. A. McC. Kimbrough, Judge. Jones, appellant, having been indicted, tried, and convicted of the murder of one Robert Riley and sentenced to the penitentiary for life, appealed to the supreme court. On the night of January Y, 1904, at a meeting of the colored Knights of Pythias, appellant shot and killed Riley. Before the meeting was called to order, some question came up as to the correctness of the books of tbe organization, of which Jones had control, and Riley said: “Open np tbe lodge, and let Bee W. alone.” Whereupon angry words passed between…
1Opinion of the CourtTruly, J.
The third instruction for the state is fatally erroneous. It states that “if the minds and consciences of the jury are fully satisfied by the evidence in the case” of the existence of certain facts therein stated, the jury should convict, even though they should believe “that the defendant at the time he killed the deceased killed him in self-defense.” “Full satisfaction” of the minds and consciences of the jury of the guilt of a defendánt is no compliance with the rule which requires the jury to be convinced of guilt “beyond all reasonable doubt.” Williams v. State, 73 Miss., 823; 19 South.,…
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