Legal Opinion

Sager v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 29, 1917No. 5 Div. 682Published

. Appeal from Circuit Court, Elmore County; J. S/Williams, Judge. Judge Sager was convicted of first degree murder, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.

The defendant was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to death.

[1] lie appeals on the record proper, without a bill of exceptions, and we are unable to review the action of the trial court in overruling defendant’s motion to quash the indictment because found by an illegal grand jury, or to quash the venire because a true copy of the indictment was not served on him therewith. Garrett v. State, 97 Ala. 18, 14 South. 327; Rudolph v. State, 172 Ala. 379, 55 South. 610.

For the same reason we cannot review the action of the trial court in overruling defendant’s objections to being put…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Garrett v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
  2. Rudolph v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911

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