Letcher v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Macon Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Beewee. Metcalf Letcher was indicted and tried for assault with intent to murder, and convicted of an assault and battery with a weapon, from which he appeals. The facts on which the opinion was rested sufficiently appear therein.
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Appeal from Macon Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Beewee. Metcalf Letcher was indicted and tried for assault with intent to murder, and convicted of an assault and battery with a weapon, from which he appeals. The facts on which the opinion was rested sufficiently appear therein. Charge 3, referred to in the opinion, is as follows: “After considering all the evidence in this case, if the jury have a reasonable doubt of the guilt of the defendant-, they will give the benefit of the doubt to the defendant, and return a verdict of not guilty.” Charge 2, given and referred to as not being…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
The term of court at which this indictment was found was opened at 11 o’clock, and Acts 1888-89, p. 64, authorizes the opening of courts in the .Fifth judicial circuit at 10 a. m. Indeed, it is conceded in brief of counsel that the court was legally opened, and the the grand jury findiing the indictmennt was legally organized, unless this act be unconstitutional, or unless it was repealed by Acts 1890 p. 68. This act only repeals the Code of 1886 in so far as it applies to the counties of Lamar, Franklin, Fayette, and Marion, and did not have the effect of revising and extending said section,…
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