Legal Opinion

Burk v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided April 19, 1927No. 7 Div. 284PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSanford, J.

The error pointed out by demurrer in the first count of'the indictment is clerical and by its nature is self-correcting. The demurrer was properly overruled.

Refused charge 5 seeks to confine the inquiry to an actual participation by defendant in the assault made on Luther Hale, pretermitting a consideration of aiding or abetting the crime. The charge is patently erroneous as applied to the facts in this case.

Refused charge 6 invades the province of the jury. The evidence tends to prove a conspiracy between the defendant and two others, and everything done and said in furtherance of the common…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lancaster v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1925
  2. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
  3. Jaco v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1925

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. McCord v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  2. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. King v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  4. Wade v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991
  5. Porter v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1941

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