Brandon v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Brandon v. State, 99 Miss. 784 (Miss. 1911)
56 So. 165
Whitfield
Brandon v. State
Opinion of the Court
The preliminary testimony introduced by the state to show that the deceased had abandoned all hope of recovering is far from being strong enough to meet the requirements of the law in that behalf, as repeatedly announced by this court.
It was therefore error, and fatal error, to admit the alleged dying declaration.
The above opinion is adopted as the opinion of the court, and, for the reasons therein set out, the case is reversed and remanded.
Beversed and remanded.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- James Brandon v. State
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- Syllabus
- Homicide. Dying declarations. Preliminary proof. A statement is not admissible in evidence as a dying declaration in the absence of testimony -showing that the deceased had abandoned all hope of recovery.