Jackson v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Jackson v. State, 105 Miss. 782 (Miss. 1913)
63 So. 269
Cook
Jackson v. State
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
It is probable that this court, sitting as a jury) would have acquitted the defendant upon the evidence; hut, as the jury are the sole judges of the weight of the evidence and the credibility of the witnesses, we are not authorized to disturb the verdict of the jury, where there was evidence, if believed, that justified.the verdict.
Affirmed.
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- Cbimisajo Law. Appeal and error. . Jury. Evidence. The jury are the sole judges. of the weight of the evidence and the credibility of the witnesses and the supreme court on appeal will not disturb their verdict where there was evidence', 'if believed, that justified the verdict, even though the court 1 if sitting as a jury would have acquitted the defendant, upon the evidence. • ' •