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Show SUPREME COURT TAKES UP SHOCKLEY CASE The arguments In the Shockley case were taken up in the Supreme court Wednesday morning on the defendant's motion for a reversal of the decision of the lower court ar.d the granting of a new trial. Appellant's attorneys base their contention principally on two counts. The first is that the trial court erred In not Including In its charge to the Jury certain cer-tain things requested by defendant's counsel coun-sel instructing them to decide whether the evidence showed that at the time of the shooting Shockley had abandoned his felonious attempt and was about to leave ine car anu that the shooting was accidental. acci-dental. Counsel for the appellant has also brought up a point not argued In the hearing before the Supreme court last fall to the effect that Shockley was committed com-mitted by the Police court and that this court has no power, according to the Constitution, Con-stitution, to act as a commtt'.lng court and that all of the proceedings In the case are void on this account. This point, if decided in favor of Shockley. will undoubtedly un-doubtedly result In a large number of ap- Peals being taken as all canes committed y any Magistrate of a lower court, other than a Justice of the Peace, will be amenable amen-able to new trial. |