Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided March 23, 1917PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from Morgan Law and Equity Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas W. Wert. Herman Brown was convicted of carnally knowing another contrary to the order of nature, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, P. J.—(1) The judge of the trial court, at the instance of appellant, has caused the original indictment, duly authenticated by the clerk, to be transmitted to this court for inspection under Supreme Court rule of practice 24.- — -Code 1907, p. 1511. This practice has been approved. — Watkins v. State, 89 Ala. 82, 8 South. 134; Griffith v. State, 90 Ala. 583, 8 South. 812; Sanders v. State, 2 Ala. App. 13, 56 South. 69; Flowers v. State, 2 Ala. App. 65, 56 South. 98.(2) The indictment, omitting the caption and the signature of the solicitor, is in these words: “The grand jury of said…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Griffith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
  2. Watkins v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
  3. Sanders v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911
  4. Malchow v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
  5. Flowers v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cook v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  2. Durden v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1922
  3. Askew v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1922
  4. Caton v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1925

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