Jones v. State

May 14, 1908
Reporters:
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Before:
Tyson
TYSON, C. J.

The defendant was convicted of manslaughter ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‍for the killing of one Will Smith. Witnesses *2Fairley and Bramlett, neither of whom were shown to ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‍be experts, were permitted to testify against defendant’s objection that in their opinion the wound received ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‍by Smith in the stomach, made by a pistol ball fired by defendant caused his death. ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‍In this there was error. Only an expert could testify to the fatality of such a ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‍wound.

Reversed and remanded.

Dowdell, Andbiu‘on, and McClellan, JJ., concur.