Gordon v. State

Citations

• 95 Miss. 543
• 49 So. 609

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law and Procedure. Instruction.</p> <p>An instruction in a criminal case is erroneous which either;</p> <p>(а) Is upon the weight of evidence; or</p> <p>(б) Selects and magnifies fragmentary parts of the evidence; or</p> <p>(c) Assumes to state the facts on which the state’s theory of the case is based, hut does not state all of them; or</p> <p>(d) Authorizes conviction on mere belief, ignoring reasonable doubts; or</p> <p>(e) Pails to limit the jury to a consideration of the evidence in reaching a conclusion.</p>