Rowlan v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. H. P.. Heflin. Jennie Rowlan, alias, etc., was convicted of an assault with intent to murder one Levi F. Clayton, and she appeals. When the witness Screws was being examined, the state asked him if Jennie Rowlan said anything to Mr. Clayton when she came out of the house during the shooting.
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Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. H. P.. Heflin. Jennie Rowlan, alias, etc., was convicted of an assault with intent to murder one Levi F. Clayton, and she appeals. When the witness Screws was being examined, the state asked him if Jennie Rowlan said anything to Mr. Clayton when she came out of the house during the shooting. Over the objection of defendant, the witness answered; “I was on the road in front of the house, and saw Jennie come out of the front door immediately after the shooting was over in the house, and she walked up to Mr. Clayton and said to him: ‘Damn…
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, J.(1) The testimony of the witness Screws as to the declaration made by the defendant to Clayton, after the shooting, was properly admitted. This declaration was in the nature of a threat, and tended to show malice on the part of the defendant.—Maddox v. State, 159 Ala. 53, 48 South. 689; Harris v. State, 177 Ala. 17, 59 South. 205; Marks & Co. v. Hastings, 101 Ala. 165, 13 South. 297; Henderson v. State, 70 Ala. 23, 45 Am. Rep. 72.(2) The conduct of the defendant in going to Bain immediately after he was shot appears to have been the spontaneous action of the defendant and the natural…
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