State v. Holbrook

When the defendant returned to bis store, after the shooting, be remarked that “it was an accident,” but added significantly, “I can’t make nobody believe it was.” The jury took bim at his word. They did not believe it was an accident or a misadventurous shooting.

The defendant has abandoned all of bis exceptions, except those addressed to the argument of the solicitor and the court’s charge to the jury.

1. The Argument of the Solicitor: During bis argument to the jury the solicitor threw the defendant’s rifle on the floor three different times to demonstrate that it would not fire when jarred,…