Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided April 10, 1917No. 4 Div. 461PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court, Geneva County; I-I. A. Pearce, Judge. Rudolph Jones was indicted for murder in the first degree, was convicted of manslaughter, and from the judgment of conviction, he appeals. The facts necessary to a decision of this case sufficiently appear in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.

[1] The first insistence of the defendant is that the record does not show that L. I-I. Brassell, who prosecuted for the state, was appointed by the court. The record shows the following order :

“R. H. Parks, the regular solicitor of this court, being absent and not in attendance by reason of of his sickness, the presiding judge of this court appointed L. II. Brassell, Esq., a competent attorney practicing in this court, as special solicitor.”

The record shows that this order was made by the court, and we are of the opinion that it is sufficient.

[2] The defendant sought to prove by the witness…

2Cases cited2 opinions

Brindley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
Joyner v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885

3Cited by8 opinions

Handley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
McCrory v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1986
Brooks v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1969
McCain v. City of MontgomeryAlabama Court of Appeals · 1956
Weaver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1998

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