Campbell v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Murder. Appeal from Chambers Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Brewer. Raymond Campbell was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and he appeals. The facts sufficiently appear. The following charges were refused the defendant: (1) If, after considering the evidence in this case, the jury have a reasonable doubt as to whether the killing of Corley was the result of an accident, you should find the defendant not guilty.
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Murder. Appeal from Chambers Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. S. L. Brewer. Raymond Campbell was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and he appeals. The facts sufficiently appear. The following charges were refused the defendant: (1) If, after considering the evidence in this case, the jury have a reasonable doubt as to whether the killing of Corley was the result of an accident, you should find the defendant not guilty. (2) If the jury believe from the evidence that the killing of Corley was the result of an accident, you should find the defendant not guilty. (3) Same as 1. (4)…
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The appellant, as defendant below, was indicted for the murder of one Eugene Corley, and was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree,- and given a sentence of five years.
It appears that on the night of the homicide, and about half an hour prior thereto, the deceased and the defendant, Avho were first cousins and on the friendliest of terms, were, together with two brothers of defendant and one Walton, at the home of a relative of *73defendant and deceased, where they all indulged, more or less, in “drinking” and amusements; that the defendant in good humor and friendly to all left this…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853
- Bluett v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
- Linnehan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Fitzgerald v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
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- Waller v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1947
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