Lambeth v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Lovick Lambeth, the plaintiff in error, was indicted and arraigned before the Madisoi| Circuit Court, for the murder of John Tate. A change of venue was granted, and he was tried and convicted at the November term, 1850, of the Circuit court of Tazoo county, of the crime alleged. It may be proper to state that Lambeth was indicted jointly with Isaac and James Mayfield, who were acquitted. Lambeth fled, but came back and took his trial separately.
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Lovick Lambeth, the plaintiff in error, was indicted and arraigned before the Madisoi| Circuit Court, for the murder of John Tate. A change of venue was granted, and he was tried and convicted at the November term, 1850, of the Circuit court of Tazoo county, of the crime alleged. It may be proper to state that Lambeth was indicted jointly with Isaac and James Mayfield, who were acquitted. Lambeth fled, but came back and took his trial separately. Darling Rollins, first witness, testified that he had known Tate fifteen years, was hired by Tate, and worked for hire, at fifty cents a day, on the…
1Opinion of the Court
Yeegek, J. :
The plaintiff in error was found guilty in the Yazoo circuit court of the murder of John Tate. He seeks to set aside that verdict, and reverse the judgment upon several different grounds. In stating the result to which our minds have come, it will not be necessary to notice all the evidence in the cause or all the *558points made by counsel in behalf of the accused. Such evidence only will be referred to as may be necessary to elucidate the points decided by us. Darling Hollins was the first witness introduced in behalf of the state, and from his testimony it appears, that a dispute…
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