Walters v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court
Walters v. State, 122 So. 189 (Miss. 1929)
153 Miss. 709; 1929 Miss. LEXIS 99
Anderson

Walters v. State

Opinion of the Court

Anderson,' J.

The presumption of malice that goes with the use of a deadly weapon was completely overcome in this case by the eyewitnesses to the homicide. There was no material conflict in their evidence that the appellant committed the homicide in self-defense. There *710 fore there was no question for the jury to pass upon, and the court should have granted the appellant’s request for a directed verdict of not guilty.

Reversed, and appellant discharged.-

Reference

Full Case Name
Walters v. State. [Fn]
Cited By
17 cases
Status
Published