McGill v. State

Represented in his trial by two eminently qualified attorneys privately retained, McGill was convicted in the Criminal Court of Davidson County of first degree murder in the pistol killing of John T. Brooks and was sentenced to 30 years in the penitentiary. Unsuccessful in his motion for a new trial filed by his trial counsel, the defendant is now before this Court upon his appeal in the nature of a writ of error duly perfected for him by the same attorneys. He then retained present counsel to represent him in this appeal.

In this Court the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence…