Legal Opinion
Brown v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 15, 1879PublishedCited by 20 opinions
APPEAL from Desha Circuit Court. Hon. J. M. Pinnell, Special Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtEnglish, C. J.
Isaac Brown was indicted in the circuit court of Lesha county for murder; the indictment charging him with killing Joseph Brooks, Jr., by shooting him with a double-barreled shot-gun.
He was tried on the plea of not guilty, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter,- and fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for four years, and on his motion the court granted him a new trial.
He was again put on trial for manslaughter, and the jury found him guilty of manslaughter, failing to state whether voluntary or involuntary, but fixed his punishment at imprisonment for…
2Cited by20 opinions
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- Simpson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1892
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