Gilchrist v. State

KNIGHT, Justice.

This cause is brought before us on petition by the State of Alabama for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals, to review and revise the opinion and judgment of that court in the case of J. L. Gilchrist v. State of Alabama, 27 Ala.App. 401, 173 So. 649.

The Court of Appeals has, in effect, found that the only _ error committed by the trial court was its failure to grant appellant Gilchrist a new trial upon the stated ground that “the evidence clearly convinces us” (Court of Appeals) “that the verdict (resting upon such evidence) is wrong and unjust!” We take this to mean…