Moton v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Murder. Appeal from Bibib Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. B. M. Miller. Jim Boy Moton was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and he appeals. The evidence tends to show that the defendant killed Amos Meredith by shooting him with a pistol; the killing occurring at the Louisville & Nashville station at Bloc-ton, in Bibb county, soon after the defendant and the deceased had gotten off an excursion train at that point.
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Murder. Appeal from Bibib Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. B. M. Miller. Jim Boy Moton was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and he appeals. The evidence tends to show that the defendant killed Amos Meredith by shooting him with a pistol; the killing occurring at the Louisville & Nashville station at Bloc-ton, in Bibb county, soon after the defendant and the deceased had gotten off an excursion train at that point. There ivas no dispute about who did the killing,.but there ivas a dispute as to the circumstances; the defendant offering some evidence tending to show self-defense.…
1Opinion of the Court
PELHAM, P. J.(1) The order of the court for a special venire as set out in the transcript shows a compliance with the statute in all particulars (Acts 1909, p. 305), and, no question being shown-to have been raised before the trial court ivith respect to the regular or special venire, or the organization of the juries, it is not necessary, or, in fact, permissible, that the transcript should contain copies of the venires or show the organization of the juries (Supreme Court practice rule 27, 175 Ala. xx, 61 South, vii), and no question can be raised here as to these matters that was not ruled…
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