Jackson v. State

CARR, Presiding Judge.

The accused was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to twenty years in the State penitentiary. Admittedly he killed Loyce Copeland by shooting him with a pistol.

The killing was the outgrowth of quarrels and fights in which the appellant, deceased, and several others participated. It occurred at a roadside place where beer was sold.

The evidence sustains the conclusion that excessive consumption of intoxicating liquors played its part in the unfortunate affair. In this particular it seems that the deceased, his brother, and uncle were the most culpable.

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