Parrish v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tlie Criminal Court of Jefferson. Tried before the Hon. Daniel A. Greene. The appellant, Hollis B. Parrish, was indicted and tried for the murder of George S. Leonard, was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years. The defendant pleaded “not guilty” and “not guilty by reason of insanity.”
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Appeal from tlie Criminal Court of Jefferson. Tried before the Hon. Daniel A. Greene. The appellant, Hollis B. Parrish, was indicted and tried for the murder of George S. Leonard, was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years. The defendant pleaded “not guilty” and “not guilty by reason of insanity.” During the organization of the petit jury for the trial of the case, one T. W. Riddle was called as a juror, and upon his examination voir dire in response to the usual questions propounded by the court, he stated that he had no fixed opinion in the…
1Opinion of the Court
TYSON, J. —
The defendant was indicted for the murder of George S. Leonard, convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for ten years. On the trial he interposed two pleas, (1) not guilty, (2) the statutory plea of “not guilty by reason of insanity.”
The defendant offered no evidence to disprove the killing. Indeed, there appears to be no dispute as to the facts relating to the killing, and no justification or palliation offered except that tending to show the insanity of defendant.
As to his plea of insanity, there were a great number of witnesses…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Parsons v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1886
- Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
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