Hasty v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.
The owner of the house having testified to facts from which the jury could conclude that the residence of the witness had been burglarized, it was relevant for witness to describe the condition of the house when he left it in the morning and its condition when he returned about 4 p. m. The locus in quo of a crime immediately preceding, at the time of, and immediately after, a crime has been committed, is always admissible as a part of the res gestse.
It was also relevant to show that at the time there was missed from the curtilage of the dwelling, or closely connected with it, some chickens…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Smith v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1923
3Cited by4 opinions
- Sauls v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1940
- Riley v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1927
- Ex Parte HastySupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- Riley v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1927