O'Neil v. State

John O’Neil was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. He brings this proceeding in error and complains: (1) of the instructions given by the trial court; (2) of the refusal of the trial court to give a requested instruction; (3) that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the verdict.

An unidentified man was found dead in a place, known as “Hobo Camp,” in the city of Fairbury, Nebraska. His throat was cut almost from ear to ear, and his death resulted from the loss of blood. Broken parts of several razors were found near the…