Cooper v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Erom the Criminal Court of Jefferson. Tried before the Hon. S. E. Greene. cited Spencer v. State, 20 Ala. 24; Fuller v. Dean, 31 Ala. 657; Campbell v. State, 55 Ala. 80; Weaver v. State, 77 Ala. 26; Jackson v. State, 81 Ala. 23; Thompson v. State, 47 Ala. 37; 30 Ala. 28. A correspondence between discovered foot-prints and tracks made by the accused, is admissible evidence against him, as tending to identify him. — 1 Bish. Or. Pro., § 1097; Burr. Cir.
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Erom the Criminal Court of Jefferson. Tried before the Hon. S. E. Greene. cited Spencer v. State, 20 Ala. 24; Fuller v. Dean, 31 Ala. 657; Campbell v. State, 55 Ala. 80; Weaver v. State, 77 Ala. 26; Jackson v. State, 81 Ala. 23; Thompson v. State, 47 Ala. 37; 30 Ala. 28. A correspondence between discovered foot-prints and tracks made by the accused, is admissible evidence against him, as tending to identify him. — 1 Bish. Or. Pro., § 1097; Burr. Cir. Ev., 264-8; Cicily v. State, 13 Sm, & Mar, 207. The defendant’s refusal to make tracks on the carpet implied a consciousness of guilt, and was…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
The prisoner was arrested on a charge of burglary, without a warrant, by the proprietor of the" dwelling alleged to have been burglariously entered. The burglar had been discovered at a late hour of the night, walking within the house, and in his stocking feet. Being pursued, he fled, and made his escape. The night was rainy, and the ground muddy. Escaping, the burglar ran across the hallway, which had a linen covering on the carpet. On this covering were left foot-stains, those made by the left foot being peculiar, and different from those made by the right. This was the testimony of the…
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