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Sparks v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided December 15, 1959No. 6 Div. 723PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARWOOD, Presiding Judge.

Melvin Sparks had been indicted for assault with intent to murder under two indictments charging separate offenses.

On 5 June 1956, he entered a plea of guilty to assault and battery to each indictment, and judgment of guilty was entered pursuant to such pleas.

In each case a fine of five dollars was imposed, together with costs, and the court as additional punishment, imposed a sentence of one hundred and eighty days at hard labor for Tuscaloosa County.

The fine and costs not being paid or confessed, Sparks was sentenced to appropriate time in each case for the payment…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Escoe v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Burns v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  3. French v. EdwardsSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  4. Richbourg Motor Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
  5. Lyon v. AlleySupreme Court of the United States · 1889

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Fiorella v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1960
  2. Sanchez v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Wray v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  4. Holman v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1966
  5. Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982

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