Metcalf v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Walker County; T. L. Sowell, Judge. Will Metcalf was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and he appeal^. The defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree. The pleas interposed were not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity.
1Opinion of the Court
•SAMFORD, J.
[1] On the trial of this case, the wife of the defendant, testifying in his behalf, related the details of a difficulty between herself and the deceased, which occurred on the morning of the day of the homicide, in which the deceased attempted to outrage her, and in the fight the deceased struck her several blows in the face, and otherwise injured her, and then left her. She further testified that when her husband (the defendant) came home from his work, about 5 o’clock of the same day, she showed him her injuries, told him the details as testified to and the name of the deceased.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Rogers v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- Gafford v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
- Angling v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Barbour v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
- Hembree v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924
- Cobb v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1931
- Hill v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1936