RUFFIN v. STATE


123 A.2d 461 (1956)

Chanie RUFFIN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Delaware, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

June 13, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry A. Wise, Jr., Wilmington, for appellant.

Richard J. Baker and Frank O'Donnell, Deputy Attys. Gen., for the State.

SOUTHERLAND, C. J., and WOLCOTT and BRAMHALL, JJ., sitting.


BRAMHALL, Justice.

The appellant, Chanie Ruffin, was indicted and tried for murder of the first degree of one Clarence B. Tilden. The jury found appellant guilty of murder of the second degree. Appellant appealed.

The substantial facts, which come largely from the statement and testimony of appellant herself, are not in dispute. They are as follows:

On the morning of the 20th day of February, 1954, appellant...

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