Legal Opinion
Taylor v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Decided March 18, 1919No. 7 Div. 586PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from Circuit Court, De Kalb Coun~. ty; W. W. Harralson, Judge. Bill Taylor was .convicted of an offense, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.
[1] The defendant requested and the court refused the following charge:
“If you believe Levi Marchman has willfully sworn falsely concerning' any material point, in this case, then you are authorized to disregard his testimony entirely.”
Unless tbe refusal of the charge can be-justified for the reason that it uses the word “point” instead of “fact,” the refusal of the charge was reversible error. Pearson v. State, 13 Ala. App. 181, 69 South. 845; Reynolds v. State, 196 Ala. 586, 72 South. 20.
[2] An examination of the record discloses the fact that the court, in dealing with-the same question in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hale v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Reynolds v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Kent v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1897
- Pearson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
- Chatham Drug Co. v. AndersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1915
3Cited by4 opinions
- Lawman v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1922
- Johnstone v. O'RearSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
- Lawman v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
- Lawman v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1922