Legal Opinion
Blackwell v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided May 24, 1956No. 2 Div. 356PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MERRILL, Justice.
Appellant was tried under an indictment charging first degree murder, was found guilty of second degree murder and sentenced to 25 years imprisonment. His motion for a new trial was overruled and he appealed.
The evidence discloses that around 12:01 a. m. on the morning of January 1, 1955, the deceased, Clarence Chester and his brother James (also deceased) were present at the Embassy Club, located about two miles from Selma, along with a crowd of 100 or so persons including the appellant, Tom Blackwell, and his brother Mickey. James Chester and Mickey Blackwell got into a…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Lambert v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
- Payne v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1954
- Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Roney v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1933
- Tillison v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Pope v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
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