Thomas v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before Hon. A. D. Sayre. Daniel Thomas and Dave Williams were jointly indicted for the murder of Albert Harris. Daniel Thomas moved to quash the venire, but the causes assigned therefor and the rulings thereon are sufficiently set forth in the opinion.
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Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before Hon. A. D. Sayre. Daniel Thomas and Dave Williams were jointly indicted for the murder of Albert Harris. Daniel Thomas moved to quash the venire, but the causes assigned therefor and the rulings thereon are sufficiently set forth in the opinion. The evidence tended to show that there was a party and dance at a certain house in Montgomery county, and that Dave Williams and one Jerry Williams became involved in a difficulty growing out of insulting language used by the former to a sister of the latter; and that Jerry ran Dave out of the…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
— Under the provisions of the act approved Dec. 11, 1890, the judge of the city court of Montgomery county, whenever he deems it proper to set two or more capital cases for trial on the same day or for the same week of the term, may draw and have summoned one jury or one venire for the trial of all such cases so set down for the same day or week. — Acts 1890-1, p. 204.
Objection is made to the constitutionality of this act upon two grounds — first, that it is an amendatory statute and offends that clause of the constitution that “no law shall be revived, amended or the provisions thereof…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People ex rel. Drake v. MahaneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
- Ex parte PollardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1866
- State v. RogersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- People Ex Rel. Board of Commissioners v. BanksNew York Court of Appeals · 1876
- Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Caldwell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- Gaines v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- Stinson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Bray v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
- Fealy v. City of BirminghamAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
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