Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided August 14, 1973No. 6 Div. 399Published

1Opinion of the Court

R. L. HUNDLEY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, convicted of robbery in the court below and sentenced to ten years, urges a reversal by reason of error committed by the trial court in sustaining the demurrer to his special plea of former jeopardy.

Appellant’s brief succinctly expresses his position as follows:

“The appellant, John Henry Wilson, was indicted by the April, 1971, * * * Grand Jury * * *. That indictment alleged that the person robbed was ‘Estelle Jackson.’ Appellant was brought to trial on that indictment on December 1, 1971. A jury was impaneled and sworn, the indictment was read to the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Munkers v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  2. Buxton v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1960
  3. Buxton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960

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