White v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. William S. Thorington. The appellant was indicted and tried for the murder of Margaret Davis, was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for 35 years.
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Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. William S. Thorington. The appellant was indicted and tried for the murder of Margaret Davis, was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for 35 years. The testimony on the part of the State tended to show that in Montgomery county, before the finding of this indictment and in the night time, without provocation or excuse, the defendant shot Margaret Davis with a gun, from the effects of which wound she died. The testimony for the defendant was that the shooting was done accidentally. Upon the…
1Opinion of the CourtHead, J.
The witness, John W: Martin, testified, for defendant, to the latter’s good character for peace and quiet. The State, on cross-examination, asked the witness if ho had not heard of an affray or fight in which the defendant participated. This was competent, not for the purpose of showing that defendant was not a peaceable and quiet man, but for the purpose of shedding light on the credibility of the witness’s statement that defendant’s character was good for peace and quiet.— Lowery v. State, 98 Ala. 49. The nature of the statement, According to the past rulings of this court, is such that it…
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