Stevens v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Randolph' County; S. L. Brewer, Judge. Alex Stevens was convicted of murder in the second degree, and he appeals. The charge refused to defendant, and marked 47BB, is as follows: If the jury believe from all the evidence that defendant’s testimony given by him in this cause is true, then the jury should acquit the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.
The statute (Code 1907, §§ 6636, 6646) authorizes the taxation of the costs against the defendant, in criminal cases on conviction, whether it be a felony or a misdemeanor. Burgin v. Hawkins, 101 Ala. 326, 14 South. 771.
[1 ] The evidence offered by the state showing that the barn where the deceased was killed belonged to the deceased and that he kept his mules in the barn was properly admitted. Evidence was offered tending to show that deceased had been to the barn twice before the time he was shot by the defendant; and one of the defendant’s theories seems to have been that deceased was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mitchell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- Ex parte NettlesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877
- Brewer v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Langham v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
- Scales v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- Elliott v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1927