Littleton v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court of Lee. Tried before tlie Hon. A. A. Evans. The appellant, Frank Littleton, was jointly indicted with 'One Henry Thomas for the murder of Ella Hodges.
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Appeal from Circuit Court of Lee. Tried before tlie Hon. A. A. Evans. The appellant, Frank Littleton, was jointly indicted with 'One Henry Thomas for the murder of Ella Hodges. The defendant Littleton demanded a severance, which was granted; thereupon he wa's tried separately, was convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. ■ The evidence in the ease tending to show that the defendant Frank Littleton murdered Ella Hodges was entirely circumstantial. It was shown that the deceased, Ella Hodges, was an unmarried woriian, and the sister of defendant’s…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
1. It is not denied that Dr. F. G. Hendrick, witness for the State, was an expert as a physician and surgeon. He described the wounds of the deceased, stating that on an “examination of her body he found bruises on her throat, — 'three on one side and two on the other, — the three on one side were dark and bloodshot, each about the size of the end of one’s finger, and the three were joined by lighter colored blood-shot appearance,” etc. He was asked by the solicitor: “What in your opinion was the character of the instrument that produced the wound on the throat?” and he answered,’ that it was…
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