Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 13, 1948No. 7 Div. 939PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Justice.

Petitioner was a police officer of Line-ville, Alabama, and was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree and sentenced to five years imprisonment.

On rehearing, the Court of Appeals sustained the trial court in all rulings and affirmed the judgment of conviction.

The propositions argued here for a reversal of the opinion and judgment of the Court of Appeals are that that court erred in affirming the trial court in refusing Charges B and 20 requested by defendant, and in affirming the ruling of the trial court in sustaining objections to the following questions propounded…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
  2. Moulton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
  3. Mullins v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1944
  4. Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
  5. Southeastern Const. Co. v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Embrey v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  2. Pugh v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1964
  3. Shields v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974
  4. Flournoy v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1948
  5. Thomas v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1960

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