Legal Opinion

McCray v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 30, 1954No. 1 Div. 585PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLAYTON, Justice.

Petitioner, John H. McCray, Jr., insists upon three propositions for reversal of the judgment of conviction against him for the offense of manslaughter. First, that the verdict was contrary to the overwhelming weight of the evidence; second, certain remarks of the trial judge to the jury during the course of its deliberation, relative to the matter of possible parole for defendant; and third, the refusal to defendant of his requested charge No. 6.

Propositions numbered 1 and 3, are correctly and adequately treated in the opinion of the Court of Appeals and will not be further…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
  2. Boyle v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934
  3. Moulton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
  4. Oliver v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
  5. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Eaton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  2. Garraway v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
  3. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  4. Kendrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1975
  5. Lawley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956

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