Legal Opinion

Rainey v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided April 20, 1944No. 7 Div. 763PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FOSTER, Justice.

There are two situations on certiorari to the Court of Appeals from this Court to review their opinion in respect to the facts shown by the record. They present different theories for such review, but both are resolved by applicable principles of law. One of them subjects for review the legal effect of the evidence stated by the Court of Appeals to be shown by the record, regardless of their inferences from it.

Given the evidence as recited by the Court of Appeals, the question is, what is its -legal effect? As on this appeal, that question is usually presented by a ruling in…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Godfrey v. VinsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
  2. Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
  3. Craft v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  4. Mobile Pure Milk Co. v. ColemanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
  5. Harrington v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887

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3Cited by46 opinions

  1. Hamilton v. BrowningSupreme Court of Alabama · 1952
  2. Lewis v. ZellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
  3. Head v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1950
  4. Jones v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1948
  5. Stallings v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946

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