Sullivan v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Erom the Gounty Court of Madison. Tried before the Hon. William Richardson. The defendant in this cause was prosecuted, on the complaint of one Frank Robinson, for carrying a pistol concealed about Ms person.
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Erom the Gounty Court of Madison. Tried before the Hon. William Richardson. The defendant in this cause was prosecuted, on the complaint of one Frank Robinson, for carrying a pistol concealed about Ms person. On the trial, as the bill of exceptions states, the State introduced one Jeff Garner as a witness, who testified that, “ within twelve months before tbe filing of the affidavit in this case, be went to tbe mountion in Madison county, to cut wood, and tbe defendant went with him; that the defendant had with him a pistol, which he carried in his boot, with Ms browsers pulled down over Ms…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
In Haley v. The State, 63 Ala. 83, we said: “ Character is the estimation in which one is held in the community; reputation — the estimate put. upon him. This estimate may be just or unjust, true or false ; still, it is character. It is judged by many things, some of which it would be difficult, if not impossible, to define. All the authorities admit, that what the public generally say of a person, and the manner in which he is received and treated in society, are among the tests by which his character is determined. * * But these are not the only sources of the witness’ information. He may…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- McAdory v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
- Haley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
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