Legal Opinion

Dotson v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided December 20, 1949No. 1 Div. 598PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARR, Judge.

The appellant was convicted on an indictment charging larceny of a cow.

The record is in every respect proper and regular.

Neither the solicitor nor counsel for the accused interposed any objections during the progress of the introduction of the evidence.

The general affirmative charge was not requested for the State. In fact, there were no written instructions tendered. The appellant did not file a motion for a new trial.

Despite this state of the record, appellant’s counsel in brief insists: ‘T did not represent the defendant in the court below, but after a careful reading of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Fountain v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1941
  2. Hayes v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1942
  3. Jones v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1934

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Caldwell v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1951
  2. Maddox v. City of BirminghamAlabama Court of Appeals · 1950
  3. Gentry v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1951
  4. Lee v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1951
  5. Upton v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1951

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