Norris v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to Madison, circuit court. Henry, J. Cited, Hutch. Dig., p. 1006, §§ 72, 73; Const. U. S., art. 4, § 1 and § 2, ¶ 2; ib., art. 5, 6, amended; ib., art. 3, § 2, ¶ 3; Const. Miss., art. 1, § 10; People v. Gardner, 2 Johns., 477; People v. Schenck, ib., 478; Simmons v. Commonwealth, 5 Binn., 617; Sarah v. State, 28 Miss., 269, 275; State v. Brown, , 1 Hay, L. & E., B., 100; Green y. State, 23 Miss., 513; Yaughn y. State, 3 S. & M., 554; Ligón y.
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Error to Madison, circuit court. Henry, J. Cited, Hutch. Dig., p. 1006, §§ 72, 73; Const. U. S., art. 4, § 1 and § 2, ¶ 2; ib., art. 5, 6, amended; ib., art. 3, § 2, ¶ 3; Const. Miss., art. 1, § 10; People v. Gardner, 2 Johns., 477; People v. Schenck, ib., 478; Simmons v. Commonwealth, 5 Binn., 617; Sarah v. State, 28 Miss., 269, 275; State v. Brown, , 1 Hay, L. & E., B., 100; Green y. State, 23 Miss., 513; Yaughn y. State, 3 S. & M., 554; Ligón y. State, 8 ib., 699; 2 Mass., 23, note a; 2 East P. C., 771; Nightingale v. Adams, 1 Show., 89; Butler’s case, 13 Coke, 53; Commonwealth v. Deacon,…
1Opinion of the Court
Fisher, J.:
This was an indictment in the circuit court of Madison county, charging the defendant with stealing a certain slave.
The indictment, consisting of several counts, charges the offense to have been committed in Madison county, and the court was accordingly asked on the trial to instruct the jury that unless they were satisfied the offense was committed in said county they should acquit the defendant; which instruction the court refused to give, and which refusal presents the most important question arising out of the evidence for our decision.
The evidence tended strongly to show that…
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