Lyon v. State

Citations

• 129 Miss. 463
• 92 So. 581

Syllabus

<p>HoMtcidh. Evidence held to prove conspiracy to Mil deceased.</p> <p>Where the testimony ior the state showed that several men called at the home of the appellant about twelve o’clock at night, and appellant lent one of these men his shotgun and was himself armed with a pistol, as were all of the other men, and that they in company went-to the house of the deceased, where one of the party made inquiry for deceased and ascertained that he was not at home, and that they then proceeded a short distance and met deceased, and one of them engaged him in conversation and in a few moments shot him with the shotgun of appellant, whereupon there were from fifteen to thirty pistol shots fired, and all of these men participated in the shooting, fatally wounding the, deceased, the jury were amply warranted in believing that these men entered into and carried out a conspiracy to take the life of the deceased, and were warranted in finding him guilty of •murder.</p>