Walters v. State
Cases that cite this one
11 later published cases cite this decision.
- Andy Nicholas Brown v. State of Mississippi (Miss. 2015)
- Hancock v. State (Miss. 1974)
- Gordon v. State (Miss. 1972)
- Carson v. State (Miss. 1972)
- Houston v. State (Miss. 1963)
- Taylor v. State (Miss. 1960)
- Lee v. State (Miss. 1958)
- Newman v. State (Miss. 1955)
- Dewberry v. State (Miss. 1933)
- Weathersby v. State (Miss. 1933)
- Willette v. State (Miss. 1955)
This list shows which later cases cite this one. It does not say how they treated it, and no review of that has been done. Not a substitute for Shepard’s or KeyCite — verify before relying.
Opinion of the Court
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.-
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