Legal Opinion
McCoy v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 29, 1930No. 5 Div. 53PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
It is provided by statute that “the common law of England, so far as it is not inconsistent with the Constitution, laws and institutions of this State, shall, together with such institutions and laws, be the rule of decisions, and shall continue in force, except as from time to time it may be altered or repealed by the legislature.” Section 14, Code 1923.
The rule of the common law as to husband and wife was .that “in trials of any sort they are not allowed to be evidence for, or against, each other; partly. because it is impossible their testimony should be indifferent, but principally…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Burton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
- State v. StewartSupreme Court of Kansas · 1911
- Bassett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Lucas v. BrooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
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3Cited by25 opinions
- People v. RojasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975
- Wyatt v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1950
- Crosslin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Arnold v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Simms v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1972
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