Dodson v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From the Circuit Court of Calhoun. Tried before the Hon. Leroy F. Box. The indictment in this case charged that the defendant, George Dodson, a freedman, “broke into and entered the dwelling-house of John Bush, with the intent to steal.”
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From the Circuit Court of Calhoun. Tried before the Hon. Leroy F. Box. The indictment in this case charged that the defendant, George Dodson, a freedman, “broke into and entered the dwelling-house of John Bush, with the intent to steal.” On the trial, as appears from the bill of exceptions, said John Bush, also a freedman, testified on the part of the State, that on Tuesday morning, November 22d, 1887, before leaving his house, he counted his money, which was all in silver, and put it into a sack, which he placed in his trunk; that in the evening, when he returned home, he found that some one…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
There is no proof in tbe present record tbat tbe accused was at any time in tbe bands of a mob, or tbat be was menaced by threatening surroundings. Hence we do not think tbe case falls within tbe principle declared in Young v. State, 68 Ala. 569, and Redd v. State, 69 Ala. 255. All tbat was said to tbe prisoner, to induce him to confess, was in response to bis own request for advice; and tbe advice given was, tbat “if be was guilty, it would be best for him to tell all about it; but, if be did not get tbe money, not to own to it; tbat be ought not to own it, if be was not guilty.” We think…
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