Ellison v. State

The defendant was indicted and convicted for escape from the Covington County Jail. Sentence was fixed at thirty years' imprisonment.

The sufficiency of the evidence to support the conviction is not before this Court as no question was raised in the trial court on this issue. Skinner v. State, 30 Ala. 524 (1857). However, after reviewing the evidence presented, we have no difficulty in concluding that there is no reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty as charged.

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The defendant's motion for a change of venue was properly denied. The motion averred that the District Attorney retained "a…