Campbell v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from St. Clair Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. J. E. Blackwood. Will Campbell was convicted of murder in tbe first degree, and he appeals. Tbe facts relative to tbe motion and evidence sufficiently appear in tbe opinion.
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Appeal from St. Clair Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. J. E. Blackwood. Will Campbell was convicted of murder in tbe first degree, and he appeals. Tbe facts relative to tbe motion and evidence sufficiently appear in tbe opinion. Tbe following charges were refused to tbe defendant: “A. If there is one single fact proved to tbe satisfaction of tbe jury which is inconsistent with defendant’s guilt, this is sufficient to raise a reasonable doubt, and tbe jury should acquit” O. Same as A. “F. If, after a consideration of all tbe evidence, or any part thereof, tbe jury believe there is a…
1Opinion of the Court
de GRAFFENRIED, J.
The spirit of the law is stronger than its letter, but we think that under both the letter and the spirit of our laws the motion to dismiss this appeal must be overruled.
1. Articles 1, 2, and 3, of chapter 162 of the Code of 1907, being sections 6243-6266 of said Code, are designed to regulate the matter of appeals and the granting of writs of error in criminal cases, and are intended, except as otherwise shown in said Code, to completely cover said subjects. There is nothing in any of the said articles which in any way impinges upon the power of this court to adopt…
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