Legal Opinion
Mathis v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided July 14, 1966No. 4 Div. 211PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWYN, Justice.
Appellant, Ben T. ,Mathis, was indicted in Coffee County for the offense of murder in the first degree, found guilty and sentenced to death. His appeal -here is under the provisions of the automatic appeal statute. Act No. 249, appvd. June 24, 1943, Gen. Acts 1943, p. 217; 1955 Cum. Pocket Part, Code 1940, Tit. 15, § .382(1) et seq.; Recompiled Code 1958 (unofficial),. Tit. 15, § 382(1) et seq.
The indictment charges, in count 1, that appellant “unlawfully and with malice aforethought killed Joseph Edward Morgan, by stabbing him with a knife.” In count 2, it is charged that…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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3Cited by52 opinions
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