Legal Opinion

Vinson v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided February 27, 1940No. 4 Div. 501PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRICKEN, Presiding Judge.

From a judgment of conviction for the offense of manslaughter in the first degree, this appeal was taken.

Upon the trial of this case in the court below, numerous witnesses were examined. The evidence thus adduced is without material conflict and portrays a deplorable state of affairs, in that, the deceased was killed by his own brother; and that the deceased entertained bad feeling and ill will towards the defendant, arid had upon separate former occasions threatened to kill the defendant.

The killing complained of happened in the yard at the home of defendant; the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Tidwell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
  2. Dennis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
  3. Weems v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
  4. Hembree v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924
  5. Spelce v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Rowe v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
  2. McCovery v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  3. Blair v. GreeneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
  4. Hinkle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  5. Eslava v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985

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