Legal Opinion

Ford v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided May 20, 1947No. 6 Div. 409PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRICKEN, Presiding Judge.

The difficulty depicted by the evidence in this case which finally resulted in the death of William Henry Mason, the deceased named in the indictment, originated in the home of State witness James Williams, and was a continuous transaction throughout to its conclusion. Therefore, under the law, everything that was said or done in connection therewith constituted the res gestae. The trial court properly so held, thus rendering inapt the numerous insistences of error argued by appellant in this connection. The contentions of appellant to the contrary are wholly without…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Rowe v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
  2. Ray v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
  3. Slaughter v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1926

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Lovett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
  2. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
  3. Petty v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1958
  4. Grady v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  5. Petty v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1958

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