Harris v. State

Reid, Chief Justice.

John Sherman Harris was convicted of the murder of Clelian Chalker, without a recommendation of mercy. His motion for a new trial was overruled. While Harris alone was indicted, the State contended that a conspiracy existed between him and another person who, in. the record, is described as a mysterious stranger. The State depended for'the conviction solely .upon circumstantial evidence. In brief, it appears that early on the day of the homicide, an unidentified person appeared at the home of the defendant. During the day he went hunting with one of the defendant’s…