Williams v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Berry, Tried before tbe Hon. John Moore, Tbe appellants, Tom Williams and Bobert Perry, were indicted, tried and convicted for robbery of one Walter C. Munden, and were sentenced to tbe penitentiary for twelve years.
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Appeal from tbe Circuit Court of Berry, Tried before tbe Hon. John Moore, Tbe appellants, Tom Williams and Bobert Perry, were indicted, tried and convicted for robbery of one Walter C. Munden, and were sentenced to tbe penitentiary for twelve years. On tbe trial of tbe case, Walter Munden, a witness for tbe State, testified that on tbe night of January 5th, 1899, be ivas robbed in Marion, Perry county; that be wanted to go to tbe house of one Patsy Nave and employed one Eugene Johnson to show him where tbe bouse was; that said Johnson went to tbe steps of tbe bouse and then left; that as…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, C. J.
The general rule is well established in this State that a witness cannot testify to his uncommunicated motives or intentions. There is an exception to the rule to the effect that where a witness is sought to be impeached by showing by him on cross-examination that he has made contradictory statements, lu; may be asked in rebuttal why he made the statements in question.—Johnson v. State, 102 Ala. 1; Campbell v. State, 23 Ala. 44, 76. And where the accused testifies in his own behalf to a particular act of his relevant to the issues, he may on cross-examination be asked what motive prompted him…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Linnehan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
3Cited by20 opinions
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