Carr v. State

We find it unnecessary to consider at length, any of the grounds of the motion for new trial, except those based on newly discovered evidence. No one was present at the time of the homicide except the deceased and the accused. The State insisted that the circumstances of the killing, with the previous conduct of the accused to the deceased, and his threats, coupled with the nature of the wound, the explanation given by the accused when the homicide was ascertained, and other cirpumstances, authorized the jury to find the defendant guilty. The accused, on his part, contended that the homicide…