Givens v. State

Jan 13, 1899
Reporters:
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Before:
Fish
Fish, J.

Where upon the trial, in October, 1898, ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍under a presentment found in September, 1897, of one charged with carrying a concealed weapon, ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍it did not appear when the offense was committed, otherwise than “ on the night ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍of the ninth of August,” a verdict of’ guilty was contrary to law and ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍the evidence, and a refusal to grant a new trial was erroneous.

Judgment reversed.

Little and Lewis, ‍​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‍JJ., concurred. The other three Justices were absent.