Johns v. State

Citations

• 78 Miss. 663

Syllabus

<p>1. Criminal Law. Misdemeanors. Accessories.</p> <p>There are no accessories in misdemeanors at common law, but all who aid in and incite their commission are principals.</p> <p>2. Same. Verdict. Certainty.</p> <p>Certainty is essential to a verdict, but that is certain which can be made certain. The evidence and the entire proceeding may be considered in determining the meaning of a verdict.</p> <p>3. Same.</p> <p>A verdict in these words, “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of aiding selling whisky,” returned on the trial of an indictment for the unlawful sale of whisky, a misdemeanor, is equivalent to finding the defendant guilty as charged.</p>