Jones v. State

Citations

• 98 Miss. 899
• 54 So. 724

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law. Murder. Manslaughter. Evidence.</p> <p>Where there is an entire absence of evidence of a deliberate design on the part of the accused to effect the death of deceased, and on the contrary it is overwhelmingly shown that accused, shot without malice, tinder' the heat of passion and excitement of the moment. It is error for the court to submit to the jury the question whether accused was guilty of murder.</p>