Mississippi Supreme Court· 10/15/1903

Rowland v. State

Citations

83 Miss. 483

Syllabus

<p>Cbiminal Law. Homicide. Provocation. Adultery of wife. Mu/rder. Manslaughter.</p> <p>A husband is not guilty of murder, but of manslaughter only, who instantly shoots and kills his wife or her paramour on discovering them in the very act of adultery.</p>

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Denham v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court· 1953-10-26· cited 22×
Collins v. State
Supreme Court of Florida· 1925-01-10· cited 20×
Hogan v. State
Court of Appeals of Mississippi· 2011-09-20· cited 7×

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Mays v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia· 1891-12-28· cited 30×

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