Mississippi Supreme Court, 1927

Chase v. State

Chase v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court · Decided May 9, 1927 · SMITH, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court.
112 So. 785; 147 Miss. 694; 1927 Miss. LEXIS 308 (Southern Reporter)

Chase v. State

Opinion of the Court

* Corpus Juris-Cyc. References: Criminal Law, 17CJ, p. 212, n. 18; Homicide, 30CJ, p. 270, n. 84; p. 310, n. 25; As to right of jury to determine existence of facts essential to the admissibility of dying declarations, see Annotation in 56 L.R.A. 445; 16 L.R.A. (N.S.) 660; 52 L.R.A. (N.S.) 152; 1 R.C.L. 547; 1 R.C.L. Supp. 194. The credibility of, and the weight to be given to, the dying declaration were for the jury, and the evidence warrants the verdict.

The other assignments of error, not being argued, are waived.

Affirmed.

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