Legal Opinion
McHenry v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided December 9, 1965No. 4 Div. 239PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWYN, Justice.
Appellant, Ned McHenry, was indicted and tried for murder in the first degree. The jury found him guilty of murder in the second degree and fixed his punishment at imprisonment for a term of 25 years. Judgment in accordance with the verdict was rendered on January 26, 1965. Thereupon, the defendant “gave notice to the court of the taking of an appeal.”
On February 5, 1965, the defendant filed a motion for a new trial. See: Code 1940, Tit. 15, § 368. The motion was heard on March 24, 1965, after being duly continued, and, on the same date, judgment was rendered overriding the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Leach v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1944
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
- Leach v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
- Beasley v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1957
- Birmingham Electric Co. v. YoastSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Bufford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Smithson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973
- Little v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Vickers v. HowardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968