Hill v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeah from Gadsden City Court. Heard before Hon. J. A. Bilbro. Harmon Hill, alias, was convicted of murder in the first degree, sentenced to imprisonment for life, and he appeals. Defendant was prosecuted for killing Will Tidwell. He was killed on Thursday and his body not found till Sunday. The physician testified that death was the result of a gunshot wound in the left breast.
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Appeah from Gadsden City Court. Heard before Hon. J. A. Bilbro. Harmon Hill, alias, was convicted of murder in the first degree, sentenced to imprisonment for life, and he appeals. Defendant was prosecuted for killing Will Tidwell. He was killed on Thursday and his body not found till Sunday. The physician testified that death was the result of a gunshot wound in the left breast. A witness testified that defendant came to his house Friday morning and told witness that he had got his man, that he was sorry of it, that he had to do it, that the man’s' name was Will Tidwell, and that the body…
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, J. —
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
(1-3) On the trial many questions were sought to be raised on the admission of evidence. To the testimony of witnesses Ed., Elsie, and T. H. Hatfield, and D. D. Depositor, the defendant did not object before answer. After answer, motion made to exclude cannot put the court in error for admitting testimony responsive to the question. — Pope v. State, 168 Ala. 33, 53 South. 292; Downey v. State, 115 Ala. 108, 22 South. 479; Rutledge v. Rowland, 161 Ala. 114, 49 South. 461; *17Kramer v.…
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