Griffin v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Weaver. Robert L. Griffin was convicted of assault with intent to murder, and appeals. The defendant was indicted for assaulting Colmer C. Hudson, unlawfully and with malice-aforethought, with the intent to murder him by cutting him with a knife.
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Appeal from Jefferson Criminal Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Weaver. Robert L. Griffin was convicted of assault with intent to murder, and appeals. The defendant was indicted for assaulting Colmer C. Hudson, unlawfully and with malice-aforethought, with the intent to murder him by cutting him with a knife. The evidence for,the state tended to show that between 6 and 7 o’clock, on Saturday evening, June 24, 1905, Hudson, Kirby, and Corn were going up Second avenue in the city of Birmingham, and as they passed the Age-Herald’s office the defendant was standing in the door of the office, Hudson…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLELLAN, J.
Indictment- for and conviction of assault with intent to murder.
Refused charges numbered 5, 6, 12, 19, and 26 should, have been given, and their refusal is error. These charges are sanctioned in Hunt’s Case, 135 Ala. 1, 33 South. 329; Turner v. State, 124 Ala. 59, 27 South. 272; Gilmore’s Case, 99 Ala. 154, 13 South. 536; Rogers v. State, 117 Ala. 192, 23 South. 82. Refused charge numbered 25 -was properly refused.:—Nevill v. State, 133 Ala. 99, 32 South. 596. Refused charge numbered 9 is a sub*53stantial duplicate of given charge numbered 4, and its refusal is not reversible error.—Mitchell v.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gilmore v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
- Ex parte SloaneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
- Hunt v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
- Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
- Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1899
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