Legal Opinion

Kozlowski v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 17, 1946No. 7 Div. 881PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

There are two questions involved in the opinion of the Court of Appeals, 27 So.2d 811, and both of them need consideration on this petition.

The majority of that court in an opinion by Judge Carr in agreeing to a reversal of the judgment, held that the evidence is not sufficient to support a finding by the jury of the existence of the corpus delicti. But they agree with him that there was error in respect to the State's witness J. C. White. So that all three of the judges agree to a reversal on that ground, but Judge Harwood is of the opinion that evidence of the corpus delicti was sufficient…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. South & North Ala. Railroad v. McLendonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
  2. Winslow v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
  3. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
  4. Ryan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
  5. Desilvey v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Cumbo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  2. Lovejoy v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1948
  3. Jones v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1948
  4. Jolly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
  5. Padgett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972

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