Walters v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
Anderson,' J.
The presumption of malice that goes with the use of a deadly weapon was completely overcome in this case by the eyewitnesses to the homicide. There was no material conflict in their evidence that the appellant committed the homicide in self-defense. There fore there was no question for the jury to pass upon, and the court should have granted the appellant’s request for a directed verdict of not guilty.
Reversed, and appellant discharged.-
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