Gipson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to "Warren circuit court. Ter&er, J. Edward Gipson, the plaintiff in error, was indicted for an assault on Jacob "Webster, with intent to kill and murder; and was convicted of an assault in the attempt to commit man-' slaughter.
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Error to "Warren circuit court. Ter&er, J. Edward Gipson, the plaintiff in error, was indicted for an assault on Jacob "Webster, with intent to kill and murder; and was convicted of an assault in the attempt to commit man-' slaughter. The exceptions taken to the verdict of the jury are fully set out in the opinion of the court, together with the facts on which the exceptions are based.1 The prisoner was convicted of an assault, and was fined by the court in the sum of five hundred dollars, and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in the county jail,'and was required to give recognizance,…
1Opinion of the Court
Harris, J.:
The plaintiff in error was indicted in the circuit court of Warren county, for “an assault with intent to kill and mur*1349der.” The jury returned a verdict as follows: “ We, the jury, find the accused guilty of an attempt to commit manslaughter, but earnestly recommend him to the mercy of the court, believing that the higher penalties inflicted for the actual committal of such offenses, would be more severe than the circumstances attending the case would require.” This verdict was returned in writing; whereupon the court asked the jury, “ if they found the accused not guilty of an…
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