Wheeler v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for negro stealing, in Monroe Superior Court. Tried before Judge Powers, at March Term, 1857. Anderson Hudgins, John W. Wheeler and Alfred Hudgins were indicted for stealing a negro fellow, named Ned, the property of John D. McCowen. John W. Wheeler was, at March Term, 1857, put upon his trial, and pleaded not guilty. The jury, under the evidence and charge of the Court, found the prisoner guilty.
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Indictment for negro stealing, in Monroe Superior Court. Tried before Judge Powers, at March Term, 1857. Anderson Hudgins, John W. Wheeler and Alfred Hudgins were indicted for stealing a negro fellow, named Ned, the property of John D. McCowen. John W. Wheeler was, at March Term, 1857, put upon his trial, and pleaded not guilty. The jury, under the evidence and charge of the Court, found the prisoner guilty. Counsel for the prisoner thereupon tenders his bill of exceptions, and therein assigns the following errors, to-wit: 1st. Because the Court erred in admitting the testimony of Floyd…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court —
Benning, J.
delivering the opinion.
Wheeler, the plaintiff in error, Anderson Hudgins, and Lumpkin Pruett, were all arrested for the offence, for which Wheeler was tried, and were all, at the same time, brought down the railroad, in irons, to Forsyth. Whilst on the way, Anderson Hudgins had conversations in the cars, with persons, in reference to the offence. What he said in these conversations, was admitted in evidence by the Court. After-wards, the Court ruled out all of it, except so much as was said in the presence of Wheeler. In doing this, however, the Court failed to…
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