Alston v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From the Circuit Court of Sumter., Tried before the Horn-Wm. S. Mudd¡ The prisoner in this case was indicted in Octobei*, 1879, for the murder of John W. Pierce in 1868. He pleaded not guilty to the indictment, and was tried on that plea; was found guilty of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
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From the Circuit Court of Sumter., Tried before the Horn-Wm. S. Mudd¡ The prisoner in this case was indicted in Octobei*, 1879, for the murder of John W. Pierce in 1868. He pleaded not guilty to the indictment, and was tried on that plea; was found guilty of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. On his trial, he reserved a bill of exceptions, on which the case is brought to this court, and which is as follows: “ The State introduced evidence tending to show that the deceased, while on his way to the field, carrying breakfast to the hands there at work, was…
1Opinion of the Court
BRIOKELL, O. J.
After a careful examination of the record, we find the indictment sufficient, and the proceedings were in all respects conducted in strict conformity to the modes prescribed by law. The question presented by the' bill of exceptions is the only matter to which our attention has been directed by counsel; and that must be regarded as settled adversely to the prisoner. — Smith v. The State, 9 Ala. 990; Levison v. State, 54 Ala. 527; Hudson v. State, 61 Ala. 333. A very large latitude was allowed the prisoner, in receiving evidence of the motive of another to commit the crime with…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Levison v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1846
- Hudson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
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