Legal Opinion
Duncan v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 30, 1965No. 7 Div. 614PublishedCited by 226 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*150LAWSON, Justice.
Appellant, James Milford Duncan, Sr., was indicted for murder in the first degree by a grand jury of Etowah County. He was unable to employ counsel, so prior to arraignment the trial court, under the provisions of § 318, Title 15, Code 1940, appointed experienced and able criminal trial lawyers of the Etowah County Bar to represent him.
Before arraignment, Duncan, by motion to quash and by demurrer, questioned the sufficiency of the indictment on various grounds.
Upon arraignment, Duncan pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. The Court-appointed attorneys were…
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