Talley v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard, before Hon. M. Prank Cabalan. Son Talley, alias Paul Talley, was convicted of murder in the first degree, and appeals. The exceptions to evidence sufficiently appear in the opinion. The following charges were refused to. the defendant: (1) “I charge you that you cannot'convict the defendant in this cause, if you believe Armstead Lawler came to his death as a result of a wound inflicted by Clanny Bird.”
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Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard, before Hon. M. Prank Cabalan. Son Talley, alias Paul Talley, was convicted of murder in the first degree, and appeals. The exceptions to evidence sufficiently appear in the opinion. The following charges were refused to. the defendant: (1) “I charge you that you cannot'convict the defendant in this cause, if you believe Armstead Lawler came to his death as a result of a wound inflicted by Clanny Bird.” (2) “I charge you that if, from the evidence in this case, you believe beyond a reasonable doubt that there is a probability that Clanny Bird…
1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Twelve of the jurymen whose names were on the special venire were engaged in the trial of another cause when the jury was selected for the trial of defendant. Defendant objected to being required to strike without these 12 names being placed on the list. This objection was properly overruled. — See Trammell v. State, 1 Ala. App. 83, 55 South. 431; Patterson v. State, 171 Ala. 2, 54 South. 696.
Defendant testified in his own behalf, and on cross-examination the solicitor was allowed to ask him, “Why…
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