Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided February 24, 1949No. 6 Div. 847PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Justice.

The prosecution in this case originated in the county court, wherein the defendant and Eva Mae Mathis, alias Eva Mae Boman, were jointly charged by affidavit with living in a state of adultery or fornication. The defendant (petitioner) was charged by the name of “Authur Wilson alias A. J. Wilson” with living “in a state of adultery or fornication” with Eva Mae Mathis alias Eva Mae Boman, a woman whose name is otherwise unknown to affiant.”

When the case came on for trial in the county court the petitioner demanded a severance and proceeded to trial without objection to being…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
  2. Grimes v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
  3. Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1877

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. King v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
  2. Hembree v. City of BirminghamCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
  3. Mosley v. City of AuburnCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  4. Sisson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1987
  5. Mathis v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1949

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