Bearshield v. State

NIX, Judge.

Plaintiff in error, Sylvester Bearshield, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was charged by information in the District Court of Custer County, jointly with one Nathan Ellis, with the crime of murder. A severance was granted and the defendant tried separately to a jury, convicted, and the punishment was fixed at life imprisonment in the state penitentiary. Judgment and sentence were entered accordingly from which this appeal has been lodged.

The evidence reflects that the defendant and Nathan Ellis, a co-defendant, were riding in the deceased’s car, along with deceased’s wife and…