Bond v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court of Greene county. Hon. J. D. Fathekee, Judge. Henry A. Bond was convicted of murder, and he appeals.
1DissentEthridge, J.
The facts of the case are as fairly and fully stated as they can be in the compass of a judicial- opinion. Nevertheless the record is voluminous, and there are many subordinate and collateral facts which throw light on the facts stated in the opinion, some of which will be referred to in the course of this opinion.
I cannot agree that on this record the defendant had a fair trial. As I understand it a fair trial means a trial before an impartial judge, an honest and unbiased jury, by competent evidence, in an atmosphere of judicial calm. State v. Gossett (S. C.), 108 S. E. 290, 16 A. L. R.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Martin v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1886
- Perkins v. GuyMississippi Supreme Court · 1877
- State v. GossettSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1921
- Tennison v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1901
- Saffold v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1898
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