Legal Opinion

Segars v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided June 26, 1923No. 8 Div. 99PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.

One of the defendants, Elmer Belt, admitted guilt; another, Willie Sharpston, testified for the state, and was by order of the court discharged. This defendant was alone placed qn trial.

There are many exceptions noted to the introduction of testimony, all of which we have considered, but none of them constitute reversible error, or present questions of merit, except as shall hereinafter appear.

Those exceptions based upon the objection that an accomplice cannot testify until a conspiracy has been shown to exist are not well taken, and the cases of Loper v. State, 205 Ala. 216, 87 South. 92,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Malachi v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
  2. Ross v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
  3. Loper v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  4. Wallis v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921
  5. Beech v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. De Graaf v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1948
  2. Kimmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  3. Senn v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
  4. Pryor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
  5. Cheatwood v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1927

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