Bowling v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Lauderdale County; C. P. Almon, Judge. Robert Bowling was convicted of murder in the second degree and appeals. Defendant is charged with the killing of one Jim Contoroupis, by cutting him with a knife.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Lauderdale County; C. P. Almon, Judge. Robert Bowling was convicted of murder in the second degree and appeals. Defendant is charged with the killing of one Jim Contoroupis, by cutting him with a knife. The following are the questions propounded to the witness Robinson: “Did you hear this man curse anybody or threaten to do anything to anybody?” and also “Did you see Mr. Bowling at that time? Did you see a man standing in the Plaza Restaurant, at the back door?” The witness had testified previously that he saw a man, but did not know who the man was, but that he saw…
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J.
The appellant was indicted for murder in the first degree, convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of ten years.
There are numerous Objections and exceptions to the introduction of testimony by the state, as well as numerous exceptions to the refusal of the court to permit defendant to introduce certain testimony. In many instances where objections were made to questions propounded by the solicitor and objection made thereto, the record discloses the question was never answered, and we also find in the record many instances where defendant offered…
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