Denton v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Winston County ; T. L. Sowell, Judge. Sam Denton was convicted of incest, and he appeals. Counsel discusses the assignments of error, but without citation of authority.
1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.
[1] When this cause was called for trial on April 1, 1919, defendant objected to being put upon trial, upon the ground that certain witnesses, which he had ordered to he subpoenaed, had not been served or the subpoenas issued. The judgment entry shows that the court overruled the objection, hut there is nothing in the record tending to show that defendant offered any evidence in support of the objection. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, this court must presume that the trial court made proper investigation and properly exercised its discretion, consistent with the requirements of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Sanderson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1910
- Rogers v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1919
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