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Wynn v. State.

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  • 63 Miss. 260

Syllabus

<p>Homicide. Aiding and abetting. Case in judgment.</p> <p>If W. lends A. a pistol and a short time afterward A. kills M., and W. is present at the killing, and just before the firing exclaims to A., “ Shoot him,” and just after the firing, “ Shoot him again,” then W. is an aider and abettor of the crime, and under $ 2698, Code of 1880, is guilty as principal, even though W. supposed that A. was shooting at J. and not at M.</p>

Judges: Arnold

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