Watts v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Chambers County; S. L. Brewer, Judge. Lee Watts was convicted of murder in the first degree, and he appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Chambers County; S. L. Brewer, Judge. Lee Watts was convicted of murder in the first degree, and he appeals. The evidence does not show sufficiently that the crime was committed within the jurisdiction of the Gourt trying the case. 99 Ala. 180, 13 South. 658; 91 Ala. 61, 8 South. 694 ; 55 Ala. 28; 40 Ala. 9; 59 Ala. 82; 61 Ala. 75. Thé proper predicate for the dying declarations was not laid. 98 Ala. 63, 13 South. 274. Tire statement, “He says he got me; he says give me something to ease me; I can’t get over this,” and “a man hs large as I am, wounded in the bowels…
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and the death penalty was imposed.
[1] The question of the sufficiency of the evidence showing the venue of the crime to have been in Chambers county was not raised by appropriate instruction, requested or given, to the jury. When no instruction is given or refused, involving an inquiry into the sufficiency of the evidence to authorize a conviction, or as to the proof of venue, the failure of the bill of exceptions to show the venue was proved, while it sets out substantially all the evidence, will not work a reversal of the judgment;…
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