Rhodes v. McWilson
Supreme Court of Alabama
Certiorari to Court of Appeals. Action by Thomas McWilson against J. Turner Rhodes. Judgment for plaintiff affirmed by Court of Appeals (16 Ala. App. 315, 77 South. 465), and defendant brings certiorari.
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
To hold that the arrest in this case is lawful and reasonable is to hold that any person may he lawfully seized, arrested, detained, and, unless he give bond, imprisoned, by any policeman of the city of Birmingham, on a mere verbal request of any other citizen, who says to the policeman that the person to be arrested has violated some criminal law of this state, or some ordinance of the city of Birmingham; that such arrests may be lawfully made, as-for any misdemeanor, or for the violation of any municipal ordinance of Birmingham, by any policeman in the city of Birmingham, though the offense…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Sadler v. LanghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1859
- Pinkerton v. VerbergMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
- Gulsby v. Louisville & Nashville R. R.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1910
- In re WayMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- City of Mobile v. RouseSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
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