Orr v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Colbert. Tried before the Hon. Thos. R. Roulhac. The appellant in this case, Nancy Orr, was indicted, tried and convicted- for the murder of one J;m Fenn.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Colbert. Tried before the Hon. Thos. R. Roulhac. The appellant in this case, Nancy Orr, was indicted, tried and convicted- for the murder of one J;m Fenn. On the trial of the case, the State introduced evidence tending to show that as the deceased was walking somewhere near the defendant’s house, the defendant got in front of him and engaged him in conversation; .that during the conversation, the defendant pointed a pistol at the deceased, which she had in her hand, whereupon the deceased picked up a rock, telling the defendant that he “would knock her head…
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, J.:
The defendánt was tried and convicted of the offense of murder. During the trial, several exceptions were reserved to the rulings of the court, both as to the admission of evidence, and instructions to the jury. At the request of the defendant, the judge charged the jury in writing as provided in section 3327 of the Code of 1896. This written charge by the judge is very lengthy, covering almost every phase of the law of homicide and as applicable to the facts. It may be that we cannot give our unqualified approval of every proposition contained in the charge ; but under the view…
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