Legal Opinion
Wright v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Decided October 19, 1954No. 8 Div. 286PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARWOOD, Judge.
The indictment against this appellant charged him with murder in the second degree, in that he “unlawfully and with malice aforethought killed Ella Wee Tays, by driving an automobile into, upon, over, or against her, but without premeditation or deliberation.”
His jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment of guilty of murder in the second degree.
His motion for a new trial being overruled appeal was perfected to this court.
The evidence presented by the State tended to show that Miss Tays, a crippled girl, was struck and instantly killed by an automobile which approached from…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Pfotzer v. Aqua System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- United States v. SchanermanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
- Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins. Co. of New York v. MurphySupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
- Ellis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1943
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3Cited by84 opinions
- State v. LynchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
- Monroe v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
- Beauregard v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
- McNair v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1992
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