Calhoun v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tlie City Court of Montgomery. Tried, before the Hon. W. H. Thomas.
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
There is no merit in the objection that defendant ivas tried on Good Friday, a legal holiday. Holidays with us are not, on that account, non-judicial days. — Robbitt v. State, 87 Ala. 91, and cases cited.
The court’s action, in permitting the sheriff to 'amend his return so as to speak the truth in respect to veniremen Steele and Mclnnis, was entirely proper.
On an inspection and examination of the original venire and the sheriff’s return thereon* which has been certified to us, we are of the opinion that the court’s finding with respect to the names of Johnson and Crosby was correct. The…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
- Bobbitt v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
3Cited by2 opinions
- Fealy v. City of BirminghamAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
- Collins v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928