Wilson v. State

CATES, Presiding Judge.

Robbery: sentence, ten years — the lowest permissible term under Code 1940, T. 14, § 415. 1

I

Wilson kidnaped a young lady at pistol point and took all her money, one dollar. His defense was alibi. The jury gave it no credit.

II

The judgment entry fails to state expressly that the jury were sworn. It does, however, state the verdict as being given by the jurors “upon their oaths * * * ”

Therefore, even though Ratliff v. State, 20 Ala.App. 454, 103 So. 912, seemingly accorded no significance to “upon their oaths * * the absence here of any ground in appellant’s motion for new…