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Chase v. State

Supreme Court of Mississippi, Division A
Jun 6, 1927
112 So. 785 (Miss. 1927)

Opinion

No. 25989.

May 9, 1927. Suggestion of Error Overruled June 6, 1927.

1. HOMICIDE. Credibility and weight of dying declaration held for jury.

Credibility of, and weight to be given to, dying declaration, held for jury.

2. CRIMINAL LAW. Assignments of error not argued are waived.

Assignments of error which were not argued are waived.

APPEAL from circuit court of Prentiss county; HON. C.P. LONG, Judge.

E.C. Sharp, for appellant. J.A. Lauderdale, Assistant Attorney-General, for the state.



The credibility of, and the weight to be given to, the dying declaration were for the jury, and the evidence warrants the verdict.

The other assignments of error, not being argued, are waived.

Affirmed.


Summaries of

Chase v. State

Supreme Court of Mississippi, Division A
Jun 6, 1927
112 So. 785 (Miss. 1927)
Case details for

Chase v. State

Case Details

Full title:CHASE v. STATE

Court:Supreme Court of Mississippi, Division A

Date published: Jun 6, 1927

Citations

112 So. 785 (Miss. 1927)
112 So. 785

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