Legal Opinion

Weeks v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided August 13, 1957No. 8 Div. 61PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge.

Appellant, Homer Weeks, was convicted in the Jackson County Court of Law of the offense of driving while intoxicated.

The prosecution was begun by affidavit made before the clerk of the Jackson County Court and warrant issued by the clerk for defendant’s arrest.

Thereafter, before the case was called for trial, by act of the legislature the Jackson County Court was abolished and its pending cases transferred to the Jackson County Court of Law, created by said act.

Before trial the appellant filed (1) a plea to the jurisdiction of the court; (2) motion to quash the complaint and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Byrd v. State Ex Rel. ColquettSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  2. Commonwealth v. BergenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  3. Clements v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924
  4. Sexton v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1937
  5. Ex parte BlackSupreme Court of Alabama · 1905

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mahaley v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1958
  2. Roach v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1957
  3. St. Elmo Irvington Water Authority v. Mobile County CommissionSupreme Court of Alabama · 1998
  4. Bank of Gordo v. Bank of ReformSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  5. Evans v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1957

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