Watson v. State

Citations

• 81 Miss. 700

Syllabus

<p>1. Criminal Law. Murder. Evidence. Threats.</p> <p>Where in a murder case the evidence conflicts as to whether the accused or the deceased was the aggressor, threats by the deceased against the accused, communicated or uneommunieated, are admissible in evidence. »</p> <p>2. Same. Continuance. Absent witness. Compulsory process.</p> <p>In such case, no previous continuance having been granted, if the only witness, not related to the defendant, by whom he can prove the threats be absent without his consent, being within the jurisdiction of the court and duly subpoemed, the case on defendant’s application should be continued, and compulsory process issued for the witness.</p>