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Wingo v. StateWingo v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court
Oct 15, 1907
Reporters:
,
Before:
Calhoon
Calhoon, J.,

delivered the opinion of the ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍court.

The jury is under no compulsion to implicitly believe all the ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍statements of a party acknowledging the killing of the deceased person. In ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍this case that part of the statement of the accused which ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍is exculpatory seems inconsistent with the physical facts and the testimony ‍‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‍of her son as a witness.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Wingo v. State
Court Name: Mississippi Supreme Court
Date Published: Oct 15, 1907
Citations: 45 So. 862; 91 Miss. 865
Court Abbreviation: Miss.
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