Legal Opinion

Chambers v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided June 10, 1919No. 8 Div. 595Published

Appeal from Circuit Court, Marshall County; W. W. ITaralson, Judge. Ben Chambers was convicted of seduction, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.

In Kuykendall v. State, 76 South. 487,1 and Evans v. State, 201 Ala. 693, 79 South. 240, it was held that the purpose and effect of the act of the Legislature approved August 18, 1909 (Acts Spec. Sess. 1909, pp. 14, 17) was to divide the county of Marshall ‘‘into two separate and distinct circuit court districts, the division sitting at Albertville ' having exclusive [jurisdiction within its specified territory, and the division sitting.at Guntersville having exclusive jurisdiction within the remainder of the county.”

The defendant was indicted by a grand jury duly impaneled by the court…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. DrennenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  3. Louisville & Nashville Railroad v. OrrSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  4. Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
  5. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883

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