Twitty v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Colbert Circuit Court. Heard before Hou. C. P. Almon. William H. Twitty was convicted of murder, and he appeals. The defendant was charged with the killing of John Murphy.
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Appeal from Colbert Circuit Court. Heard before Hou. C. P. Almon. William H. Twitty was convicted of murder, and he appeals. The defendant was charged with the killing of John Murphy. The predicate by the state for the introduction of dying declarations was, first, by the wife of the dead man that he told her he was suffering great pain as the shot was going to kill him and that he was bound to die, and, second, by Murphy, a brother of the deceased, wherein deceased stated that he did not think he could get well, and said that his stomach and bowels Avere hurting him terribly, and that he…
1Opinion of the CourtSimpson, J.
The appellant was indicted for murder, and convicted of manslaughter.
The defendant interposed a plea in abatement stating that his true name is William Henry Twitty, and that *67he was never known by the name of “Wildy Twitty.” The state demurred to said plea because it does not allege that the defendant was not known or called by the name of “Wid Twitty,” or by the name of “W. H. Twitty.” The court properly sustained said demurrer.. There was no error in sustaining the objection to thé question to the witness Bice Burns as to the reputation of Murphy, the man who was killed, as there was no…
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