State v. . Johnson

The evidence offered by the State tended to show that at the time of the trial the prisoner was about forty years of age, had been married twenty years, and had spent one-half his married life in prison. He was released on 16 April, 1926, and the next day returned to his dwelling at 506 East First Street, in the city of Charlotte, then occupied by his wife, his children, and his son-in-law. His house was on one side of the street and on the other side, in a diagonal direction, was Kelly’s Market. This market and the store of the deceased were on the same lot. Soon after his return to…