Vacalis v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Mobile County; Claud A. Grayson, Judge. Artemis Vaealis was convicted of receiving stolen property, and lie appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Mobile County; Claud A. Grayson, Judge. Artemis Vaealis was convicted of receiving stolen property, and lie appeals. The communication was not privileged. 29 Ala. 254 ; 67 Ala. 164; 86 Ala. 69, 5 South. 674; 124 Ala. 268, 27 South. 420. The interest of a witness, which might bias his testimony, may always be shown by the party against whom lie testified. 39 South. 580; 171 Ala. 19, 55 South. 159. The court erred in its oral charges, marked A and B. 8 Ala. App. 257, 62 South. 959; 33 Ala. 434; 41 Ala. 393. Counsel discuss othei; assignments' of error, not deemed…
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J.
[1] The defendant was convicted and sentenced for the offense of receiving stolen property, knowing that it was stolen, and not having the intent to return it to its owner. Ed Pickens, who it appears was also charged with the same offense, testified as a witness for the state, and on cross-examination stated that nobody at all promised-him immunity if he would testify, that he was not positive that the state promised him that he would go free if he would come in and testify against a number of people, that his lawyer did uot tell him to testify and he would go free, that he was not testifying…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McGehee v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Vacalis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Canellos v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1919
3Cited by2 opinions
- Naugher v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- Bodine v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1922