Legal Opinion

Dannelley v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1900PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Coffee. Tried before tlie lion. John P. Hubbard. Tlie appellant in this case, Bully Dannelley, was indicted, tried and convicted for an assault with a weapon. The material facts of the case are sufficiently stated in tlie opinion.

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Appeal from tlie Circuit Court of Coffee. Tried before tlie lion. John P. Hubbard. Tlie appellant in this case, Bully Dannelley, was indicted, tried and convicted for an assault with a weapon. The material facts of the case are sufficiently stated in tlie opinion. The judgment from which the present appeal is prosecuted recites: “Issue being joined on defendant’s plea of not guilty, came a jury of lawful men, to-wit: * * * who being duly and legally impan-nelled and sworn according to law, say ‘We, the jury, find the defendant guilty and assess a fine of twenty dollars.’ ” There then follows…

1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, C. J.

Indictment assault with a pistol. Pleas not guilty, former jeopardy and former conviction. Defendant convicted. Bill of exceptions purports to set out all the evidence. Much of it on each of the issues was oral. After setting out the evidence, the bill of exceptions proceeds: “Thereupon the defendant among other charges ashed for the general affirmative charge, in writing, in his favor, on his plea of former conviction, and upon his plea of former jeopardy, which were refused by the court, and the defendant thereupon duly, legally and separately excepted to the *134court’s refusal to give each…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Richmond & Danville Railroad v. FarmerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
  2. Comer & Co. v. Way & EdmundsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
  3. Dominick v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1867
  4. Brinson v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
  5. Andrews v. Birmingham Mineral RailroadSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Lokos v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  2. Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971
  3. Spraggins v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
  4. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  5. Doss v. Wadsworth Red Ash Coal Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1914

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