Weatherford v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Randolph Circuit Court; John W. Meeks, Judge; 1. There was no abuse of discretion in refusing the motion for continuance. 2. The court’s right to instruct the jury as to the weight to be attached to the defendant’s testimony is fully settled. 62 Ark. 556.
1Opinion of the CourtRiddick, J.
The defendant, Jake'Weatherford, was indicted by the grand jury of Randolph County for murder in the second degree for killing Joseph Williams by striking him on the head with a bottle.
The evidence shows that on 6th of November, 1904, Weatherford and Williams and some other young men were playing cards in a thicket. They had whisky, which several of them drank. They wagered small sums of money on the game which they were playing,, and the result was that defendant lost what small amount of cash he had, which was less than a dollar. After this he started away. As he went away, he picked up a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
3Cited by3 opinions
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