Davenport v. State

Oct 4, 1926
No. 25789.
Versions:109 So. 707
144 Miss. 273
1926 Miss. LEXIS 350

Notes

The еvidence is wholly insuffiсiеnt tо sustain thе verdiсt оf guilty; cоnsеquently ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‍the peremрtory instruction аskеd by thе аppеllаnt shоuld have been granted.*

The verdict of the court below will be reversed, ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‍and the appellant discharged.

Reversed.

Notes

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Corpus Juris-Cyc. References: Criminal ‍​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‍Law, 16CJ, p. 935, n. 68 New.