Lowe v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From tbe Criminal Court of Jefferson. Tried before tbe Hon. S. E. Greene. Tbe defendant in tbis case, Gilbert Lowe, was indicted, jointly with several other persons, for tbe murder of John W. Meadows, “by striking bim with a stone, or rock, or by some means unknown to tbe grand jury;” was convicted of murder in tbe first degree, and sentenced to death. Tbe opinion states the material facts, and shows the questions reserved by bill of exceptions.
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
The first matter complained of is, the refusal of the court to exclude the entire confession of defendant, on the ground that it was not shown to have been freely and voluntarily made. The necessities of the case do not call for a decision of the question, whether or not the confession was voluntary. In his confession defendant described the kind of clothing which the deceased wore when killed, and the place where he was killed; and stated that the body was left in a sink, covered with leaves, and also some keys, a watch-chain, a broken-handled knife, and a brown soft hat. The court excluded…
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