Legal Opinion

Rikard v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 5, 1923No. 8 Div. 460PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, C. X

It is true that the name of “Ralph Gotcher” appeared upon the copy of the venire to try the ease as served upon this defendant where his (the defendant’s) name should have appeared, but the record also shows that both of them stood indicted for capital offenses, their cases were set for the same day, and each was to be tried by the same jury. Therefore the list served on the defendant contained the venire to try his case and conformed to the statutory requirement, and the fact that it contained- thereupon Goteher’s name instead of his could not have misled or prejudiced the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
  3. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
  4. Umble v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
  5. Gilbert v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Consolidated Flour Mills Co. v. MueggeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1927
  2. Baker v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1923
  3. Arrington v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1931
  4. Farley v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1948
  5. Prince v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926

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