Legal Opinion

Chase v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 9, 1927No. 25989PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

* Corpus Juris-Cyc. References: Criminal Law, 17CJ, p. 212, n. 18; Homicide, 30CJ, p. 270, n. 84; p. 310, n. 25; As to right of jury to determine existence of facts essential to the admissibility of dying declarations, see Annotation in 56 L.R.A. 445; 16 L.R.A. (N.S.) 660; 52 L.R.A. (N.S.) 152; 1 R.C.L. 547; 1 R.C.L. Supp. 194. The credibility of, and the weight to be given to, the dying declaration were for the jury, and the evidence warrants the verdict.

The other assignments of error, not being argued, are waived.

Affirmed.

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Conway v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1936
  2. English v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1949