Fletcher v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Certiorari to Court of Appeals. Petition of Shell Fletcher for certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review and revise the judgment and decision of that court in the case of Shell Fletcher v. State, 11 Ala.
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Certiorari to Court of Appeals. Petition of Shell Fletcher for certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review and revise the judgment and decision of that court in the case of Shell Fletcher v. State, 11 Ala. App. 180, 65 South , 683. The provisions of the Fuller bill, and the provisions of the act creating the court in which this cause was tried are in direct conflict, and the former must prevail. — 109 U. S. 504; 22 Mich. 322; Endlich on Interpretation, § 216. The endorsement on the bail bond was a sufficient demand and a sufficient filing. — Freeman v. Bridges, 123 Ala. 287; 6 Words &…
1Per curiam
We may concede, without deciding, that section 32 of the act of 1907, special session, page 63, was not repealed by the local act of 1911, page 315, and that the defendant had to demand a jury as there provided, yet we are of the opinion that the defendant substantially Complied with this requirement.—Freeman v. Bridges, 123 Ala. 287, 26 South. 512. It is true that it affirmatively appeared in the case supra that the bond upon which the demand was made was returned and filed Avith the clerk, but section 6291 of the Code of 1907 required, the sheriff to return the bond in question to the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
- Guesnard v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- Freeman v. BridgesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Willis v. LewisAlabama Court of Appeals · 1933
- Kreutner v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
- Parker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
- Hall v. De Kalb CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
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