Taylor v. State

A bill of exceptions is of statutory origin, and should conform in all respects to the statute which gives it a ¿lace in our system. Its whole office as thus created is to present for review the “point, charge, opinion or decision, where the court is supposed to err, with such a statement of facts as is necessary to make it intelligible.” Section 6432, Code; Petty v. Dill, 53 Ala. 641; Ex parte Mayfield, 63 Ala. 203; Tyree v. Parham’s Ex’r, 66 Ala. 424, 432. Under certain circumstances it should contain a statement of the testimony in extenso. Section 6438, Code, Circuit Court Rule 32.

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