Legal Opinion
Pitts v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 24, 1954No. 6 Div. 664PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAKELY, Justice.
Reed Pitts (appellant) was indicted for the offense of murder in the first degree. Trial was had upon a plea of not guilty. The jury found the defendant guilty as charged and fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. The court accordingly adjudged the defendant guilty and sentenced him to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. From such judgment and sentence this appeal is prosecuted.
The defendant operated a cafe on the Birmingham-Tuscaloosa Highway in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. The deceased Allison Bunn and one Ormond Morrison went to the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Stone v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
- Sorrell v. ScheuerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- Dowling v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
- Wray v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
- Knight v. HouseCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1868
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Reynolds v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2010
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