Legal Opinion

Jackson v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided June 17, 1930No. 6 Div. 769PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtBricken, P. J.

This appellant, alleged to be a negro or a descendant of a negro, and one Alexander Markos, a Greek woman, alleged to be a white person, were jointly indicted for the offense of miscegenation, the specific- charge being that they “did intermarry or live in adultery, or fornication with each other,” etc.

We ascertain from the record, which in'its entirety has been read and considered by this court en banc, that upon arraignment this appellant demanded a severance which was granted, and the woman, codefendant, has never been tried.

“Miscegenation,” under the law of this state, is the mixture of…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Reed v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1925

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. House v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1952

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