Bryant v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. C. B. Smith. R. Leonard Bryant petitions for habeas corpus to be discharged because of the irregularity of the judgment of conviction and sentence. The court sustained demurrers to the petition and denied the writ, and petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBricken, J.
This defendant was indicted at the January term, 1912, of the criminal court of Jefferson county for keeping a gambling table. At the February term, 1914, of said court he was convicted as charged, and a fine of $100 was assessed against him, and an additional punishment of six months hard labord was imposed. The fine and hard labor sentence were the minimum punishment fixed by statute for offenses of this character.— Code 1907, § 6985. From such judgment of conviction the defendant appealed to this court. The appeal so taken resulted in an affirmance of the judgment of conviction appealed…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- State ex rel. Attorney General v. GunterAlabama Court of Appeals · 1914
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