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99 Miss. 784

Brandon v. State

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 1911

Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1911-03-15

Hon. W. A. Boane, Judge. James Brandon was convicted of manslaughter and appeals. The facts are as follows: On the trial what purported to be the dying declaration of the deceased was admitted as evidence aver the objection of the defendant. The deceased was shot on Saturday night. Two days later he made a statement to the sheriff about the killing.

Decided 1911-03-15

Whitfield, C.

¶1The preliminary testimony introduced by the state to show that the deceased had abandoned all hope of recovering is far from being strong enough to meet the requirements of the law in that behalf, as repeatedly announced by this court.

¶2It was therefore error, and fatal error, to admit the alleged dying declaration.

Per Curiam.

¶3The above opinion is adopted as the opinion of the court, and, for the reasons therein set out, the case is reversed and remanded.

¶4Beversed and remanded.

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