Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided November 17, 1925No. 4 Div. 78PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Forest Williams was convicted of the offense of assault with intent to murder, and appeals.

The state's evidence tended to show an unjustified assault with murderous intent by the defendant upon one William L. Butler. The defendant's evidence tended to show self-defense. The issues were properly submitted to the jury.

The case has been here once before, and the decision of the court will be found in 20 Ala. App. 257, 101 So. 367.

There was no error in overruling defendant's objection to the introduction of testimony as to the conversation between the defendant and the assaulted party had at the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lambert v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
  2. Hembree v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924
  3. Bullington v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
  4. Murphy v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
  5. Ham v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1925

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ex Parte PeraitaSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  2. Tyson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1940
  3. Brogden v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1947
  4. Jones v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1955
  5. Ex Parte PeraitaSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004

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