State v. Hatch

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.:

The appellant was charged, tried and convicted under section 15 of the crimes act. A large number of assignments of error were made, but only two are urged. In appellant’s brief it is alleged that the principal point relied upon for a reversal of the judgment is the insufficiency of the evidence to establish the charge. The evidence tending to establish the guilt of the defendant is practically all circumstantial. One woman was present, but not in the same room, although, if her testimony is true, she was in a position to see the deceased at…