Bell v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Mobile City Court. Heard before Hon. O. J. Semmes. John Bell, alias, was convicted of murder and he appeals.
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Appeal from Mobile City Court. Heard before Hon. O. J. Semmes. John Bell, alias, was convicted of murder and he appeals. The following charges were refused to the defendant: (2) “The only foundation for a verdict of guilty in this case is that the entire jury shall believe from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt and to a moral certainty that the defendant is guilty as charged in the indictment, to the exclusion of every probability of his innocence and every reasonable doubt of his guilt. If the prosecution has failed to furnish this measure of proof and to so impress the minds of the…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
This case is appealed from the city court of Mobile. The appellant was there indicted for murder in the first degree. He was convicted as charged, and the penalty of death was imposed by the verdict of the jury and the judgment and sentence of the court. The record proper of the case shows that all matters, properly appearing thereon, were done in strict accordance with the law. The bill of exceptions presents several questions for review by this court.
Immediately after the case was called for trial, and before the impaneling of the jury was begun, counsel for the defendant called the…
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