Legal Opinion

Russell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided October 6, 1970No. 7 Div. 51PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CATES, Judge.

Murder second degree: ten years.

I

Counsel for Russell (who was not his lawyer at the trial) argues as his first point in brief:

“ * * * All that has been shown was testimony by the * '* * widow of the deceased that her husband was shot and that she observed blood on his clothing and that she went to the hospital with him and that he died some seven days after the alleged shooting. It would appear that the State at least would have introduced into evidence a death certificate or some testimony by the Coroner or a physician or even the hospital records to show the cause of death. If…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Wright v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1949
  2. Alexander v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1967
  3. Smith v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1969
  4. Teague v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Huffman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  2. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  3. Caylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  4. Body v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976

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