Bell v. State

Appellant, a Negro, was indicted for the murder of Mr. C. W. Broughton, a white man, and manager of a large plantation in Coahoma County, on which appellant was employed as a tenant in 1945, upon his discharge from the Army. Appellant was convicted and sentenced to be electrocuted. He appealed here.

At the conclusion of all of the testimony in the case, appellant moved for a directed verdict that he was not guilty of murder, which motion was overruled. Upon the coming in of the jury’s verdict, he made a motion for a new trial, which was likewise overruled. In this Court, appellant contends…