Kelsoe v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Butler. Tried before Hon. P. O. Harper. Appellant, Kelsoe, James Myers and Randall May were jointly indicted for the murder of "William C. Otts. The, venue as-to Myers having been changed to Conecuh county, Kelsoe and May were tried together. May was acquitted, and appellant, Kelsoe, found guilty of murder in the first clegree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Butler. Tried before Hon. P. O. Harper. Appellant, Kelsoe, James Myers and Randall May were jointly indicted for the murder of "William C. Otts. The, venue as-to Myers having been changed to Conecuh county, Kelsoe and May were tried together. May was acquitted, and appellant, Kelsoe, found guilty of murder in the first clegree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. On the trial, a lengthy bill of exceptions was reserved, which shows numerous exceptions to the ruling of the court below, but does not state that it contains all the evidence. ' It appears…
1Opinion of the CourtPeck, C. J.
1. A bill of exceptions was signed in this case at the instance of the appellant. It does not state that all the evidence is set out; but contains thirty-seven *598exceptions to the rulings of the court below, besides the exceptions to the charges given by the court and refused to be given; and forty-four errors are assigned to the rulings of the court on the trial.
It will be a useless piece of labor to examine all these numerous exceptions separately. To do so, will render our opinion obscure and confused, rather than plain and intelligible, as many of them are nearly alike and depend upon the…
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