Legal Opinion
Jackson v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 25, 1954No. 3 Div. 667PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVINGSTON, Chief Justice.
Jessie Frank Jackson was indicted by the Grand Jury of Montgomery County, Alabama for rape.
Upon arraignment, defendant entered pleas of not guilty, and not guilty by rea-' son of insanity.
Defendant was found by the jury to be guilty as charged and his punishment fixed at death.
Appeal comes to this court under the Automatic Appeal Act, approved June 24, 1943, Gen.Acts, Regular Session 1943, p. 217 et seq., Tit. 15, § 382(1-13), Cum. Pocket’ Part, Code of Alabama 1940.
Three reasons are advanced by counsel as grounds for reversal. For convenience, we shall consider them…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Cross v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1881
- Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
- Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. GonzalezSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
- Brown v. SwinefordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
- Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Aaron v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
- Trawick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Leverett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
- Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
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