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Bone v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided May 15, 1913PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal from Cullman Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. D. W. ■ Speake. Willis Bone ivas convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and he appeals. The witness Harbin, after testifying to the particulars of the difficulty, was asked what the defendant said after he came out of the door after the shooting, and the witness replied: “He said that if we said anything he would kill me.”

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Appeal from Cullman Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. D. W. ■ Speake. Willis Bone ivas convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and he appeals. The witness Harbin, after testifying to the particulars of the difficulty, was asked what the defendant said after he came out of the door after the shooting, and the witness replied: “He said that if we said anything he would kill me.” The following charges were refused to defendant: “(1) If you believe from the evidence that the defendant went into Walker’s place on a peaceful mission, then the mere fact that he did go into such place would not…

1Opinion of the CourtPelham, J.

— The orders of the court setting the ease for trial and providing for copies of the indictment add jury lists to be served on the defendant are in all particulars as required by statute. — Acts 1909, p. 319. The defendant’s objection that the language used in the order requiring the list of the regular jurors drawn and summoned for “the week during which the defendant’s trial is set” to be served on the defendant, not being a compliance with the statute providing that those jurors specially drawn to*66gether with “the regular jurors drawn and summoned for the week set for the trial” shall…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Bluett v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
  2. Cleveland v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
  3. McGuff v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
  4. Bluitt v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
  5. Twitty v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Bankhead v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1947
  2. Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1940
  3. Mitchell v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
  4. Bullington v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
  5. Lee v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924

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