Hinds v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From tbe Circuit Court of Wilcox. Tried before tbe Hon. JOHN K. Henry. Tbe indictment in this case charged that tbe defendants, Jacob Hinds and William Agee, “willfully set fire to and burned tbe gin-bonse of Leon Ratcliff, which, with tbe property therein contained, was then and there of tbe value of more than five hundred dollars.”
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From tbe Circuit Court of Wilcox. Tried before tbe Hon. JOHN K. Henry. Tbe indictment in this case charged that tbe defendants, Jacob Hinds and William Agee, “willfully set fire to and burned tbe gin-bonse of Leon Ratcliff, which, with tbe property therein contained, was then and there of tbe value of more than five hundred dollars.” Said William Agee having died, the defendant Hinds was put on his trial alone, and pleaded not guilty; and during his trial he reserved the following bill of exceptions : “ On tbe trial, there was evidence showing that the gin-honse burned, and about one bale of…
1Opinion of the Court
MANNING, J. —
No exception was taken to any charge given by tbe court to tbe jury in tbis cause, or to a refusal of tbe court to give any charge asked to be given on behalf of defendant. It is therefore to be presumed, tbat tbe instructions of tbe circuit judge fairly and fully presented tbe case in all proper aspects, and in the light of all tbe evidence, to tbe jury for their consideration. The same testimony by wbicb it was proved tbat tbe gin-bouse tbat was burned, and some of tbe cotton therein, was tbe property of Leonidas Batcliff, shows tbat be “was also known and cabed by tbe name of…
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