Jones v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before A. C. Howze. Jackson Jones was convicted of living in adultery or fornication with a white woman, being himself a. negro, and appeals. The facts are sufficiently set out in the opinion of the court. The general charge was requested by the defendant, and refused by the court.
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Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before A. C. Howze. Jackson Jones was convicted of living in adultery or fornication with a white woman, being himself a. negro, and appeals. The facts are sufficiently set out in the opinion of the court. The general charge was requested by the defendant, and refused by the court. The corpus delicti was not sufficiently shown to permit the introduction of an alleged confession^ — Smith v. The State, 39 Ala. 555; Hall v. The State, 53 Ala. 463; Bodcliforcl v. The State, 86 Ala. 63; Quartermas v. The State, 48 Ala. 269; Winslow v. State, 76 Ala. 42.;…
1Opinion of the Court
DENSON, J,
The defendant, a negro man, and Ophelia Smith, a white woman, are jointly charged by the indictment in this case with the offense of living in adultery or fornication with each other. The indictment is based on section 5096 of the Criminal Code of 1896 (section 7421 of the Criminal Code of 1907), and charges a felony. On a demand for severance, it was granted, and the man (appellant) was tried alone. The trial resulted in his conviction; hence this appeal.
With the exception of the racial feature, the constituent elements of the offense are the same as in ordinary cases of adultery…
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