Legal Opinion

Dennis v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided October 27, 1959No. 8 Div. 658PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CATES, Judge.

The originating affidavit of complaint is unsigned and unsworn, nor did the clerk sign the jurat. The trial court never acquired jurisdiction, a matter which we notice ex mero motu. Therefore, the appellant is due his discharge. Smith v. State, 28 Ala.App. 572, 190 So. 99.

Upon authority of Sparks v. State, 39 Ala.App. 517, 104 So.2d 764, and cases therein cited, the judgment below is

Reversed and rendered.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Sparks v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1958
  2. Smith v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1939

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. City of Dothan v. HollowaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  2. Ex Parte DisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  3. Ex Parte DisonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  4. State v. $93,917.50 and 376 gambling devicesSupreme Court of Alabama · 2014