Walker v. State

Walker and Jones were jointly indicted for the murder of Holton. Walker was separately placed on trial, and convicted. He submitted a motion for a new trial, which being overruled, he excepted. We reverse the judgment of the court below overruling the motion for a new trial on the grounds that the evidence as it appears in the record does not show beyond a reason? able doubt that the accused was guilty of the offense as charged, and because of certain rulings made by the trial judge, which will be'hereafter considered. It is not, we think, necessary to set out the evidence upon which the…