Legal Opinion
Mason v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 30, 1953No. 6 Div. 520PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAKELY, Justice.
James Edward Mason was indicted for the offense of robbery. Upon a plea of not guilty the case was tried before a jury which returned the verdict of guilty and fixed his punishment at death. The appeal comes here under the' automatic appeals act.
On the night of September 6, 1952, Ernie Gilbert was working for the Peoples Oil Company as a filling station attendant. The filling station is located at 531 3rd Avenue North in Birmingham, Alabama. He operated the station from 11:00 p. m. to 7:00 a. m. About 12:15 a. m. three negroes walked up to the station and stated that they…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- Brasher v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
- Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
- Lee v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1943
- Noble v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
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3Cited by136 opinions
- Ford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
- Bridges v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
- Nicks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
- Brewer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Travis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
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