Dukes v. State

Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, with the infliction of the death penalty.

The'first question presented, relates to the action of the court in overruling the motion for a new trial. Neither the motion nor any reference'thereto appears in the bill of exceptions; and under the uniform rulings of this court tlie appellant is deprived of the right to have the same here reviewed. Stover v. State, 204 Ala. 311, 85 South. 393; Ex parte Thomas, 207 Ala. 662, 93 South. 521; Akin v. Chancy Bros., 207 Ala. 523, 93 South. 408.

The defendant was charged with the killing of one Daisy…