Barcus v. State

Citations

• 49 Miss. 17

Syllabus

<p>Shootinh toth intent to Kttj. — A man is presumed to intend that which he does, or which is the Datural and necessary consequence of his act, and that malice may be presumed from the character of the weapon used, yet theso presumptions may be rebutted by the facts and circumstances in the case. And where B. shot at C. with intent to kill, missed him and shot M. the indictment is not good when it charges that B. shot M. with intent to kill, the' intent being to kill 0.</p>