Legal Opinion

Higginbotham v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 10, 1955No. 7 Div. 246PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LAWSON, Justice.

Leonard Higginbotham was indicted for the offense of murder in the first degree by .a grand jury of Etowah County and upon his trial upon said indictment was convicted of murder in the second degree and his punishment .was fixed by the trial jury .at imprisonment in the penitentiary of this state for a period of twenty-three years. Judgment and sentence were in accord with .the jury verdict.

The appellant, Higginbotham, was represented by counsel of his choice at arraignment and on the trial below, but he is not represented by counsel in this court and hence no brief has been…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Cobb v. MaloneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  2. Roan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  3. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  5. Smarr v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Seals v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  2. Jones v. Americar, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  3. Sanders v. ScarveySupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  4. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
  5. Carroll v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979

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