Legal Opinion
Blackmon v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 19, 1945No. 8 Div. 280PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Justice.
The appeal is from a conviction for murder in the first degree- and the imposition of the punishment of life imprisonment.
The body of W. M. Coleman, the policeman for the Town of Arab, on August 14, 1943, was found lying on the sidewalk, several bullet wounds having been inflicted thereon, any one of which was capable of producing death. Several members of the Blackmon family were arrested, and indicted, for the alleged murder, viz: Ben, Tempie and Chris Blackmon.
Chris Blackmon, who had left Mar-shall County many years before for a distant state, was visiting in the county…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Stone v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Braham v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
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- Heldt v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1886
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
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- Hicks v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
- Donald Dwayne Whatley v. State of Alabama.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2010
- Ivey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
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