Pressley v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Talladega City Court. Heard before Hon. G. K. Miller. Olin Pressley, alias, etc., was convicted of murder, and be appeals. Tbe errors insisted upon sufficiently appear in tbe opinion of tbe court. Tbe following- charges were refused to tbe defendant: (1) General affirmative charge.
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Appeal from Talladega City Court. Heard before Hon. G. K. Miller. Olin Pressley, alias, etc., was convicted of murder, and be appeals. Tbe errors insisted upon sufficiently appear in tbe opinion of tbe court. Tbe following- charges were refused to tbe defendant: (1) General affirmative charge. (2) “Tbe mere fact that Cicero Culberson was at bis bouse did not justify him in attacking the defendant, or in killing him without cause; and if be did so, and if tbe evidence shows that Cicero attacked defendant, and shot at him with a pistol, and that defendant did not bring on tbe difficulty, then…
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
The defendant was indicted on the 8th day of September, 1909, in the city court of Talladega, by the grand jury thereof. On the 13th day of September, 1909, he was duly arraigned according to law, ana pleaded “not guilty.” All the .orders of the court appear regular, and according to law, upon the record. On the 4th day of October 1909, the day regularly set for his trial, he was tried and convicted of murder in the second degree. On the trial, the defendant reserved exceptions to the ruling of the trial court on the admissibility of certain evidence, and to a certain part of the oral charge,…
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