Adams v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Cullman County Court; R. I. Burke, Judge. Ernest Adams was convicted of an offense, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.
The ruling of the court on the admission of the evidence was free from error.
[1-3] While, “for the purpose of self-defense which stops short of killing or attempting to kill, there is no duty to retreat” (Beyer v. B. R. L. & P. Co., 186 Ala. 56, 64 South. 609; Blankenship v. State, 11 Ala. App. 125, 65 South. 860), it was the right of the solicitor on cross-examination to inquire as to the conduct of the defendant on the occasion of the assault, and the fact that the defendant made no effort to avoid the difficulty by leaving the place of the difficulty was pertinent to the question as to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Roberson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Swain v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1913
- Tucker v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
- Blankenship v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1914
- Beyer v. Birmingham Ry. L. & P. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1914
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hembree v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924
- Finch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Mann v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1925
- State v. GoldbergNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1951