Green v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. Richard H. Powell, Judge. The mental condition of a party being in issue, evidence of his habits, physical condition, conduct and conversations, is admissible. 15 Ark. 601; 20 Ark. 21G; 54 Ark. 598; 55 Ark. 259; 61 Ark. 241. The court’s ruling precluded the introduction of any evidence as to the defendant’s state of mind, because it held that defendant must first establish a disordered mind, before they could prove the acts, conversations,…
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Appeal from Jackson Circuit Court. Richard H. Powell, Judge. The mental condition of a party being in issue, evidence of his habits, physical condition, conduct and conversations, is admissible. 15 Ark. 601; 20 Ark. 21G; 54 Ark. 598; 55 Ark. 259; 61 Ark. 241. The court’s ruling precluded the introduction of any evidence as to the defendant’s state of mind, because it held that defendant must first establish a disordered mind, before they could prove the acts, conversations, etc., relied on to establish that very fact. The hypothetical questions asked Dr. Hurt by defendant were based on…
1Opinion of the Court
■ Battle, J.
Frances Green was indicted in the Jackson circuit court, at the July term, 1897, for the crime of manslaughter, committed by shooting Walter Donalson with a gun. She pleaded not guilty, was tried and convicted, and appealed.
The evidence adduced in the trial- tended to prove the following facts: Walter and Francis were engaged to be married. She was eighteen years old, never had been manned, and was of good standing, as a colored girl, in Jackson county, where she resided. She was second teacher in the Sunday school, and had a-class of little girls. During her engagement to marry,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Tullis v. KiddSupreme Court of Alabama · 1847
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