Broadnax v. State

Oct 19, 1896
Reporters:
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Before:
Simmons
Simmons, C. J.

There was no evidence at the trial ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍showing the-age of the accused, or that on account of his tender years he was mentally ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍incapable of committing a crime, and therefore he was presumptively capax do-li; the evidence for the ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍State was -sufficient to warrant the conviction; and the ground of the-motion for a new ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍trial relating to newly discovered -evidence- is. without legal merit. Judgment affb‘med.

Lewis & Moore, for plaintiff in error. J. M. Terrell, ‍​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‍attorney-general, F. If. Colley, solicitor-general, IF. M. ■Howard, and T. L. Reese, contra.