Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided May 8, 1956No. 5 Div. 474PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge.

The charge is “resisting arrest.” The prosecution was begun by sworn complaint and warrant in the Inferior Court of Macon County. Appellant entered a plea of guilty and from the judgment of conviction appealed to the circuit court, where he was convicted by a jury.

Before going to trial in the circuit court on the Solicitor’s information, defendant filed a motion to quash the proceedings on the grounds that the warrant of arrest was void and inoperative because, (1) it was issued without the written approval of either the Solicitor or the Judge of the Inferior Court of Macon…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miles v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
  2. Horn v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1928
  3. Nicholas v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1946
  4. Gilchrist v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
  5. Hawkins v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Ex parte AndersonAlabama Court of Appeals · 1962
  2. Burton v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1956

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