Legal Opinion

Holmes v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided February 20, 1951No. 8 Div. 959PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARR, Presiding Judge.

After a judgment of conviction for arson the accused brings this appeal. He did not request the affirmative charge. Neither did he file a motion for a new trial.

In this state of the record we are not authorized to review the evidence to determine whether or not it is sufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury. Chambers v. State, 31 Ala.App. 269, 15 So.2d 743; Stone v. State, 31 Ala.App. 166, 13 So.2d 434.

There were numerous objections interposed during the progress of the introduction of the evidence. In practically every instance, when the court ruled against the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Stokley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
  2. Kelley v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1946
  3. Smith v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
  4. Malone v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917
  5. Chambers v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1943

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Tanner v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953
  2. McGhee v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1962
  3. Smith v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953
  4. Kincey v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1951
  5. Sparks v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953

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