Bailey v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. Armstead Brown. Clevis Bailey and others were convicted of burglary and grand larceny, and they appeal.
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Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. Armstead Brown. Clevis Bailey and others were convicted of burglary and grand larceny, and they appeal. The following charge was given for the state: “(A) If the jury believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that Anna Mahone, a state witness, did not participate in the crime charged in the indictment, then her testimony is sufficient without corroboration to sustain a conviction, provided the jury are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt of the guilt of defendant from all of the evidence in the case.” The following charges were…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
On examination of defendant Robert Jones, as a witness for himself, after he had testified that he and the state’s witness, George Sankey, were not on good terms, that he had had trouble with George San-key in Mr. Slaughter’s lot, his attorney asked him, “Did he (speaking of George Sankey) run you into the crib?” State objected to the question, court sustained the objection, and defendant excepted. The court did not err in this ruling. It was competent to prove that defendant Robert Jones and witness George Sankey had had a prior difficulty, for the purpose of impeaching San-key’s testimony;…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Carroll v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
3Cited by33 opinions
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- Bankhead v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1947
- Chaney v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Davis v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1913
- Olden v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
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