Legal Opinion
Handley v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided November 19, 1925No. 6 Div. 526PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBouldin, J.
Emma Handley, alias Emma Johnson, was indicted for the murder of her husband, James Johnson, and convicted of murder in the second degree. The case was here on former appeal. Handley v. State, 212 Ala. 347, 102 So. 628. An outline of the evidence is there given.
In the opening statement of the solicitor, referring to the dying declarations of deceased proposed to be offered in evidence, he said: “In that dying statement he said that this woman took part in the killing.” Continuing, the solicitor further said: “Pie (this dead man) told Emma that she killed him or was responsible for his being…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Malachi v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
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- Lumpkin v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
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3Cited by42 opinions
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