Bishop v. State

Citations

• 96 Miss. 846
• 52 So. 21

Syllabus

<p>•Criminal Law and Procedure. Murder. Insanity. Evidence. Reasonable doubt. Confessions. Opinions.</p> <p>In a murder case, wherein the defense is insanity:—</p> <p>(a) However horrible the crime, there is no responsibility for it if the accused were insane, or if the evidence raises a reasonable doubt as to his sanity; and</p> <p><6) The court should give defendant all latitude the law allows, rather than unduly restrict him, in the introduction of testimony; and</p> <p>(o) A witness who had known defendant in his youth, had seen him frequently and known him intimately for many years, should be allowed to testify to his opinion as to whether he was sane or insane; and</p> <p>id) Where the state counts upon a confession, evidence of all that was said and done at the time the alleged confession was made is competent as going to show whether or not the confession was voluntary and whether defendant was sane or insane.</p>