Johnson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to the Circuit Court of Yazoo County. Hon. S. S. CalhooN, Judge. The uncommunicated threats were admissible in evidence. Keener v. State, 18 Ga. 194; Holler v. State, 87 Ind. 57 ; Cornelius v. Commonwealth, 15 B. Mon. 539; Campbell v. People, 16 Ill. 18; Stewart v. State, 19 Ohio, 802; Dulces v. State, 11 Ind. 557; Pfomer v. People, 4 Park. Or. 558. The threats were inadmissible.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Yazoo County. Hon. S. S. CalhooN, Judge. The uncommunicated threats were admissible in evidence. Keener v. State, 18 Ga. 194; Holler v. State, 87 Ind. 57 ; Cornelius v. Commonwealth, 15 B. Mon. 539; Campbell v. People, 16 Ill. 18; Stewart v. State, 19 Ohio, 802; Dulces v. State, 11 Ind. 557; Pfomer v. People, 4 Park. Or. 558. The threats were inadmissible. Dyson v. State, 26 Miss. 362; Wesley v. State, 37 Miss. 349; Hvans v. State, 44 Miss. 762; Harris v. State, 47 Miss. 318; Hippy v. State, 2 Head, 217 ; State v. Scott, 4 Ired. 409.
1Opinion of the CourtSxmralu, C. J.
Thomas Johnson was tried and convicted- of the murder of Hood Smith. There was no direct evidence that Johnson committed the homicide except his own statement, proved on the trial. Johnson and Smith were tenants of E. T. Clark, and occupied houses contiguous to each other. Mr. Clark, in his testimony, stated that while at breakfast on the 10th day of October, 1876, he heard the report of a gun, and immediately went to the front of his house, where he could see the residence of the deceased Smith, distant about one hundred and fifty yards. He saw the smoke of a gun in front of Hood Smith’s…
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