Ammons v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Bolivar county. Hon. A. McC. Kimbrough, Judge. Ammons, the appellant, was indicted and tried for and convicted of the murder of one Williams, and sentenced to be hanged; and from such conviction and sentence he appealed to the supreme court. On the trial the evidence was sharply conflicting throughout.
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From the circuit court of Bolivar county. Hon. A. McC. Kimbrough, Judge. Ammons, the appellant, was indicted and tried for and convicted of the murder of one Williams, and sentenced to be hanged; and from such conviction and sentence he appealed to the supreme court. On the trial the evidence was sharply conflicting throughout. The testimony offered by the state was to the effect that appellant shot the deceased without provocation, and practically without warning, several witnesses testifying that they saw appellant shoot the deceased. Appellant denied that he was in any way connected with…
1Opinion of the CourtMayes, J.
We think the court'erred in refusing the fifth instruction asked by the defendant, and for this reason are of the opinion that the judgment should be reversed. We consider no other point.
Reversed and remanded.
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