Legal Opinion
Andrews v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 8, 1977PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
344 So.2d 538 (1977)
In re James ANDREWS
v.
STATE of Alabama.
Ex parte STATE of Alabama ex rel. ATTORNEY GENERAL.
SC 2372.
Supreme Court of Alabama.
April 8, 1977.
William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., and Linda C. Breland, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State, petitioner.
No brief for respondent.
BLOODWORTH, Justice.
In denying this writ we state the following with respect to the Court of Criminal Appeals' decision.
We agree that a demurrer is the proper procedure normally to raise defects in an indictment.
We further agree that the defect in the indictment here, i. e., failure to name the officer assaulted, does…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1977
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
- Adkins v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
3Cited by33 opinions
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- Ex Parte LewisSupreme Court of Alabama · 2001
- Favor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1980
- Stringer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- Flowers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
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