Jordan v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Covington County; A. B. Foster, Judge. Pink Jordan was convicted of perjury, and he appeals. The perjury is alleged to have occurred in the trial of State v. Mitchell Wells, for killing one B. Sager, and the perjury alleged is that witness falsely swore on that trial; that B. Sager drew a nickel-plated weapon, a pistol, and pointed It at Wells just prior to the shooting of Sager by Wells. The other facts sufficiently appear. ■
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.
[1] The record of the indictment and judgment of the law and equity court in the case of State v. Mitchell Wells was properly admitted in evidence, the indictment for the purpose of showing that that court had jurisdiction to try Mitchell Wells, and the judgment fomthe purpose of showing the trial. Williams v. State, 68 Ala. 551; Smith v. State, 103 Ala. 69, 15 South. 866.
[2] The bill of exceptions states that the record of the indictment was offered in evidence, and the objection to the admission of this evidence was a general objection, no grounds being stated; and the question of the…
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- Estill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1897
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