Owens v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Butt. Stewart superior court. March 5, 1904. Alice Owens and her two sons, Milton and Reece- Owens, were jointly indicted for the murder of her husband, their father, Shep Owens. The defendants severed.
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Indictment for murder. Before Judge Butt. Stewart superior court. March 5, 1904. Alice Owens and her two sons, Milton and Reece- Owens, were jointly indicted for the murder of her husband, their father, Shep Owens. The defendants severed. On the trial of Alice Owens there was testimony to show, that, several hours before the homieidé, she and her husband had a dispute in the presence of a third person, in which the husband stated to the witness that she had said that she was going to have him killed; to which she replied, “Yes, I did say so. Your throat ought to be cut.” The deceased, Shep…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
1. The first; second and fifth grounds of the amended motion assign error on the charge of the court on the subject of conspiracy. Complaint is made that there was no evidence to warrant the charge. A conspiracy may be shown by circumstances, and there was sufficient evidence in the record upon which to base the charge of defendant conspiring with her sons to take the life of her husband. The dissected portions complained of may not have been absolutely accurate, but, taken as a whole, the charges fairly submitted the law of conspiracy. Davis v. State, 114 Ga. 104.
2, 3. Plaintiff in error…
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- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
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