Legal Opinion

Reese v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided February 26, 1918No. 6 Div. 462PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; J. C. B. Gwin, Judge. Patterson Reese was convicted of carrying concealed weapons, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.

The defendant was arrested on a warrant issued by the judge of the inferior court of Bessemer, established by act of the Legislature of 1915, Loc. Acts 1915, p. 134, which warrant was returnable to the fifth division of the circuit court of Jefferson county, and was based on an affidavit made before the judge of the inferior court charging the offense of carrying a concealed weapon, of which offense the inferior court did not have jurisdiction to try and determine.

[1j The question is raised and presented here that the circuit court had no authority to hear and determine the cause on the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ballentyne v. WickershamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
  2. State ex rel. City of Mobile v. Board of R. & R. Com.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1913
  3. State v. BushAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
  4. McGehee v. State ex rel. TateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
  5. Hails v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Roseberry v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924
  2. Fason v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924
  3. Collins v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  4. Hutchins v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1928
  5. Gaines v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1926

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