Herron v. State

The appellant was convicted in Little River circuit court of murder in the first degree, the jury returning the following verdict: “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree as charged in the information.” Motion for new trial was filed and overruled, and the case is here on appeal.

Willard Locke testified in substance that he was sheriff of Little River county and had been deputy sheriff for over twelve years; he investigated the case against the appellant and found that both Nathan and Eugene Frierson were killed on Little River. This witness described the house…