Robinson v. State

John W. Walker and Leonard Robinson were jointly indicted and tried for the murder of J. B. Brackett. The jury found them guilty. They moved for a new trial, which was refused. To this judgment they excepted and brought the case to this court.

1. The wife of the deceased positively identified the defendant Walker as the person who shot and killed her husband. The defendants contended that they were not the perpetrators of the murder, and attempted to establish an alibi. Tom Parker was sworn as a witness for the defendants; and upon his cross-examination the solicitor-general propounded the…