Wilson v. State

Mona M. Wilson, a married woman, was convicted in Sheridan county of having wickedly and maliciously administered a deadly poison, namely, a quantity of strychnine, to her mother, Mrs. Olive E. Loomis, and from the effects of the poison so administered, her mother died the same day. Pursuant to the submitted evidence, the jury found the defendant guilty of first degree murder and fixed the penalty at life imprisonment in the penitentiary. From the judgment on the verdict counsel for the defendant prosecute error.

This is the second appearance of this case before this court. Upon arraignment in…