State v. Jeter
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from order of Judge of Probate, Coffee County. Heard before Hon. S. N. Rowe. Application of Willie Jeter, on babeas corpus, for bis. discharge from judgment and sentence of the county court of Coffee county. From an order granting bis discharge, the state appeals.
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Appeal from order of Judge of Probate, Coffee County. Heard before Hon. S. N. Rowe. Application of Willie Jeter, on babeas corpus, for bis. discharge from judgment and sentence of the county court of Coffee county. From an order granting bis discharge, the state appeals. The warrant and affidavit under which Jeter was arrested charged simple assault and battery, and was made returnable to the county court of Coffee county, where the same was tried, and the following judgment entry made: “The court, after bearing all the evidence in the case, finds the defendant guilty, and assesses a fine of…
1Opinion of the CourtSimpson, J.
The defendant, Willie Jeter, was convicted in the countjr court of the offense of assault and battery, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $150, and also to perform hard labor for the county for three months, as shown by the judgment of the court, which will be copied in the statement of this case. A writ of habeas corpus was sued out before the judge of the probate court, under which the prisoner was discharged; and this appeal is by the state from that judgment.
It is evident that the theory on which the prisoner was discharged by the probate judge was that the judgment o-f the county court…
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