Whitehead v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Abel Litle was shot about twelve o’clock at night, in a still-house belonging to him, which was situated on the highway, in Bedford county. He died instantly, The assassin fled. Whitehead was suspected, in consequence of the hostility which existed between him and Litle and other circumstances, of being the perpetrator, arrested and indicted. The indictment contained three counts. The first charged him as principal.
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Abel Litle was shot about twelve o’clock at night, in a still-house belonging to him, which was situated on the highway, in Bedford county. He died instantly, The assassin fled. Whitehead was suspected, in consequence of the hostility which existed between him and Litle and other circumstances, of being the perpetrator, arrested and indicted. The indictment contained three counts. The first charged him as principal. The second charged him with being present, aiding and abetting the commission of the offence by some person, to the jurors unknown. ‘The third charged him with having aided,…
1Opinion of the CourtTurley, J.
At the August term, 1843, of the Circuit Court- of Bedford county, the prisoner was arraigned and tried upon a bill of indictment for homicide. The indictment contains three counts. The first, charging him with.commission of the offence as principal in the first degree. The second, charges the offence to have been committed by a person unknown, and that the prisoner was present, wilfully, deliberately, maliciously and pre-meditatedly, aiding, abetting and assisting the unknown per*281son, the said felony and murder to commit. The third, charges the offence to have been committed by some person…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Inhabitants of Newton v. Inhabitants of RandolphMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1820