Ex parte Spivey
Supreme Court of Alabama
Question certified from Court of Appeals. The question certified is as follows: In the above entitled case the Judges of the court being unable to reach an unanimous conclusion or decision, the undersigned Judges of said court, pursuant to the provisions of the statute in such case made and provided, hereby, certify to the Supreme Court of Alabama for determination the following questions of l.aw as to which the said Judges differ, as abstract propositions as directed and…
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Question certified from Court of Appeals. The question certified is as follows: In the above entitled case the Judges of the court being unable to reach an unanimous conclusion or decision, the undersigned Judges of said court, pursuant to the provisions of the statute in such case made and provided, hereby, certify to the Supreme Court of Alabama for determination the following questions of l.aw as to which the said Judges differ, as abstract propositions as directed and provided by statute: Question: Are the defendants entitled as a matter of right to an order admitting them to bail in a…
1Opinion of the CourtSimpson, J.
This is an appeal from the decision of the chancellor on a petition to he allowed hail. The petitioners were indicted for murder in the first degree, and convicted of murder in the second degree. An appeal was taken to this court; the sole question being whether the court erred in sustaining the demurrer to a plea that the grand jury which found the indictment was not drawn “in the presence of the officers designated by law.” This court reversed the case on the ground that said plea was good and that the demurrer should have been overruled. — Spivey v. State, 57 South. 493.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Joy v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1860
- State v. MeekinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- Weston v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
- Berry v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- People v. MeakimNew York Supreme Court · 1891
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
- Clark v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974
- Corbett v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1956
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