Mississippi Supreme Court· 3/15/1898
Johnson v. State
Citations
- 75 Miss. 635
Syllabus
<p>Criminal Law. Murder. Manslaughter. Instruction limiting verdict.</p> <p>If a conviction of manslaughter would be correct should the jury accept one view of the evidence, an instruction limiting the verdict to a conviction of murder or an acquittal is erroneous.</p>
Judges: Whitfield
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