People v. Wilt

Defendant having been indicted for the crime of murder in the unlawful killing of one Warner C. Smith, was convicted of murder in the first degree, and adjudged to suffer death. He appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.

1. It is asserted and most earnestly argued by learned counsel for appellant that a careful consideration of the facts “will convince any fair-minded man that there is at least a reasonable doubt as to the guilt of the defendant.” The jury by their verdict, and the judge of the trial court by his order denying defendant’s motion for a…