Bland v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Chilton Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. James E..Cobb. Alonzo Bland, the defendant in the court below, appellant here, was indicted for the murder of Nancy Bland, who, as the evidence showed, was his mother; and, at a subsequent term, be was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. On the trial it was shown that on 31st December, 1882, the deceased was killed by a pistol shot.
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Appeal from Chilton Circuit Court. Tried before Hon. James E..Cobb. Alonzo Bland, the defendant in the court below, appellant here, was indicted for the murder of Nancy Bland, who, as the evidence showed, was his mother; and, at a subsequent term, be was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. On the trial it was shown that on 31st December, 1882, the deceased was killed by a pistol shot. The bill of exceptions does not set out all the evidence. It recites, among other things, that “ the testimony tending to connect the…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
In the preliminary order, setting the day, and ordering the sheriff to summon persons for the trial of the prisoner, the circuit court followed the statute, Code of 1876, § 4874, as we have construed it in Floyd v. The State, 55 Ala. 61, Shelton v. The State, 73 Ala. 5, and in the case of Posey v. The State, 73 Ala. 490.
In the judgment entry of the trial and conviction, the clerk attempted, by way of recital, to repeat the order for summoning a jury, previously made; and in' the attempt, failed to copy correctly. This was wholly unnecessary, and we will re*576g'ard the. order first made as the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- Ex parte NettlesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- Glaze v. BlakeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
- Shelton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Floyd v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
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- Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
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