Goldsmith v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Conecuh. Tried before the Hon. John R. Tyson. The appellant was indicted and tried for the murder of General Evans, and was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years. The tendency of the evidence is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Conecuh. Tried before the Hon. John R. Tyson. The appellant was indicted and tried for the murder of General Evans, and was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years. The tendency of the evidence is sufficiently stated in the opinion. The defendan t introduced several witnesses, who testified that they knew the general character of the defendant in the community in which he lived, and “that it was good, and good for peace and quiet.” Upon the iutroduction of all the evidence, the defendant requested the court to…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to suffer imprisonment in the penitentiary. There was evidence tending to show that there was a quarrel between Emma Aarons and her son-in-law, Ed Knight, in which the defendant interfered, as claimed bv him and some of the witnesses, for the purpose of preventing a difficulty. There was evidence not uncontroverted that Emma Aarons then seized hold of him with one Hand and attempted to strike him with a stick, and at this time the deceased, General Evans, a son of Emma Aarons, approached the defendant with a stick and…
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- Pate v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
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- Webb v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Holmes v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
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