Legal Opinion

Ex parte Knight

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 15, 1878PublishedCited by 45 opinions

Application for mandamus, upon facts stated in tbe opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtBrickell, C. J.

The facts shown by tbe record, are, tbat at the February term, 1879, of the City Court of Montgomery, the appellant was tried for, and convicted of the crime of grand larceny, a felony. No exception was taken to any of tbe rulings of the City Court during the trial, and consequently no question reserved for the consideration of this court. The jury having returned a verdict of guilty, the petitioner moved in arrest of judgment, alleging as ground of the motion, the insufficiency of the indictment. The motion was overruled, and the petitioner exoepted as the record recites. Thereupon, the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Cohens v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
  2. Ned v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1838
  3. Petty v. DillSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  4. Lynes v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1837
  5. Bourne v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1839

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. Hornsby v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
  2. Woodson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
  3. Montgomery v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
  4. Buessel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1919
  5. Woods v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1975

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