State v. Mitchell
| Court | United States State Supreme Court of Missouri |
| Writing for the Court | NORTON |
| Citation | 64 Mo. 191 |
| Parties | STATE OF MISSOURI, Defendant in Error, v. AARON MITCHELL, Plaintiff in Error. |
| Decision Date | 31 October 1876 |
64 Mo. 191
STATE OF MISSOURI, Defendant in Error,
v.
AARON MITCHELL, Plaintiff in Error.
Supreme Court of Missouri.
October Term, 1876.
Error to Perry Circuit Court.
J. L. Smith, Att'y Gen'l, for Plaintiff in Error, cited: Wagn. Stat., 445; State vs. Foster, 61 Mo. 549; State vs. Hudson, 59 Mo. 135; State vs. Joeckel, 44 Mo. 234; State vs. Saunders, 53 Mo. 234.)
J. C. Killian & Wm. H. Bennett, for Defendant in Error, cited: State vs. Shoultz, 25 Mo. 128, Instruction No. 11, p. 153; State vs. Hays, 23 Mo. 287; State vs. Nueslein, 25 Mo. 111; State vs. Joeckel, 44 Mo. 234; State vs. Holme, 54 Mo. 153.
NORTON, Judge, delivered the opinion of the court.
Defendant was indicted in the Circuit Court of Perry County for murder in the first degree, for killing one Augustus Washington. He was put upon his trial, which resulted in his conviction for murder in the first degree. An ineffectual motion for new trial was made and the case is brought here for review on writ of error.
The only point relied upon by defendant's counsel is the action of the court in giving instructions.
It does not appear from the record that any instructions were asked either on the part of the State or the defendant, but the court of its own motion gave eleven instructions--to the giving
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of those numbered 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10, defendant excepted at the time.
The only instruction given, to which our attention has been specially called by defendant's counsel is that which follows, viz: “The court instructs the jury that if they believe from the evidence that defendant did willfully, that is, intentionally, kill deceased, then, and in such case, there is no murder in the second degree or manslaughter in the first, third or fourth degrees in the case; but the offense is either murder in the first degree or manslaughter in the second degree, or justifiable homicide accordingly as you may find the facts in proof: that is to say, if defendant willfully killed the deceased, in malice, that is, without sufficient cause or excuse, it is murder in the first degree. If defendant and deceased had a difficulty and you find from the evidence that defendant did not bring it...
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