Legal Opinion

Pitts v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided December 13, 1923No. 2 Div. 825PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.

The condition of the genital or external organs of the woman immediately before and after the alleged offense of rape or kindred crime is relevant, competent, and material evidence, tending to prove or disprove that such offense has been committed. Scott v. State, 48 Ala. 420; Myers v. State, 84 Ala. 11, 4 South. 291; Malloy v. State, 209 Ala. 219, 96 South. 57; Riley v. State, 209, Ala. 505, 96 South. 599; Cole v. State, 97 South. 891. Such evidence is always relevant to corroborate or contradict the woman’s evidence as tending to show the probability or improbability that a rape was…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pierson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
  2. Riley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  3. Malloy v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  4. Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1872
  5. Barnett v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State Docks Commission v. State Ex Rel. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
  2. Puckett v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
  3. White v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
  4. Pitts v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1923
  5. State Docks Commission v. State Ex Rel. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933

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