Day v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Washington Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. Ben D. Turner. Quincy Day was convicted of murder in the first degree and he appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
— Appellant was convicted of the murder of one William Werms, and his punishment fixed at life imprisonment. The fatal shot was fired by some one in ambush, and *279the defendant denied any participation in the crime, relying upon the defense of alibi.
On the conclusion of the court’s oral charge to the jury, the defendant excepted to the failure to charge on murder in the second degree, and requested that s.uch charge be given. The court then charged on murder in the second degree, on the conclusion of which the bill of exceptions discloses the following as having occurred:
“Defendant excepts to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Barddell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
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3Cited by8 opinions
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