State v. Young
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appell from the City Court of Selma. Tried before_tlie Hon. John W. Mabry. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. cited Child-ress v. State, 86 Ala. 77; Winslow v. State, 76 Ala. 42; Heard v. State, 81 Ala. 55; Adams v. State, 62 Ala. 179; Davis v. State, 52 Ala. 357.
1Opinion of the Court
DOWDELL, J. —
The defendant was arrested on a warrant issued by a justice of the peace on affidavit charging him with arson, and upon preliminary hearing was by a justice of the peace committed to jail. Upon his application to the judge of the city court of Selma, he was discharged by the judge of said city court on writ of habeas corpus. Prom the judgment discharging the defendant, the State prosecutes an apepal.
The undisputed evidence was that the defendant was in the possession and actual occupancy under a lease of the house alleged to have been burned by him. Arson at common Jaw as well as…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Heard v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1886
- Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
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