State v. Ray

Defendant was indicted for murder. The jury returned a verdict of murder in the first degree, with great mitigating circumstances. The trial Judge pronounced sentence of death, and defendant has appealed. He has been represented in this Court, and in the Court below by able counsel, and an excellent presentation of his ease has been made. The record is quite voluminous, ánd the details of the killing, which occurred in a public place, and in the presence of many witnesses, are fully shown.

It is said by counsel for defendant that the Court erred in admitting certain testimony which ■was…