Pearce v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Coffee Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. A. B. Foster. Ewell Pearce was convicted of manslaughter and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The only matters presented for review by the record in this case arise from the admission of evidence offered by the state and the refusal of the affirmative charge requested by the defendant.
(1, 2) The first question presented arises on the admission of the testimony of R. A. Wallace, and is presented in the bill of exceptions as follows: “Solicitor asked witness, ‘Do you know what caused his death?’ ‘Well, I reckon I do.’ The defendant objected, and state propounded the following question, ‘Do you, or not?’ to which witness replied: ‘Well, yes. A shot. The shot caused his death, I know…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Daughdrill v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
- Whatley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- Terry v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- Winter v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Shelton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
- Spain v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953
- Whitehead v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
- Bray v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
- Gaddis v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1958
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