Lewis v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Wilcox Circuit Court. Heard before Hou. B. M. Miller. Johnson Lewis was convicted of murder in the first degree, and appeals. The facts sufficiently appear from the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from Wilcox Circuit Court. Heard before Hou. B. M. Miller. Johnson Lewis was convicted of murder in the first degree, and appeals. The facts sufficiently appear from the opinion of the court. The following charges were refused the defendant: (14) “The court charges the jury that if the jury believe from the evidence that the deceased was not appointed a deputy by the sheriff, S. D. Moore, and if they further believe that the only authority that deceased had for the arrest of defendant was a request of Springle that deceased should arrest and bring in the defendant, Springle not being…
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
Appellant was duly arraigned on November 3, 1911, and his case set for trial on the 8th. Three efforts were made to execute the court’s order that a copy of the indictment and the venire be served forthwith upon the defendant, the first on the day of the arraignment, the last' upon the 6th. The second requires no special attention. The first and second copies of the venire served upon the defendant contained the names of three regular jurors who had 'not been summoned. In all other respects they were regular and, so far as their contents were concerned, complied with, the court’s order. The…
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- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
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- Ex parte HurnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Noles v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1855
- Coates v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1911
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