Forman v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from St. Clair Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. J. E. Blackwood. Beauregard, alias Bory Forman was convicted of murder in the first degree, and he appeals. The evidence for the state tended to show a conspiracy between this defendant and his codefendant to take the life of Carney Compton, and the killing of said Compton pursuant to this conspiracy by the defendant G. B. Forman.
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Appeal from St. Clair Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. J. E. Blackwood. Beauregard, alias Bory Forman was convicted of murder in the first degree, and he appeals. The evidence for the state tended to show a conspiracy between this defendant and his codefendant to take the life of Carney Compton, and the killing of said Compton pursuant to this conspiracy by the defendant G. B. Forman. The evidence for defendant tended to show that Grady Forman and Carney Compton engaged in a difficulty in which Grady Forman was free from fault, and that during this difficulty Compton was about to take the…
1Opinion of the Court
de Graffenried, J.
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The defendant in this case was indicted for, and convicted of, murder in the first degree.
*26(1, 2) At common law, a defendant’s general character was not subject to attack by the state until he himself had put his character at issue. Since the adoption of the statute which permits a defendant in a criminal case to take the stand as a witness and' testify as such in his case, this court has held that, for the purpose of impeaching his testimony, the state may introduce evidence tending to show Ms general bad character. A…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bluitt v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
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- Gaston v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Black v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
- Sweatt v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
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