Davidson v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Walker .County ; T. L. Sowell, Judge. John Davidson was convicted of the offense of using abusive, insulting, or obscene language in the presence or hearing of a woman, and he appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Walker .County ; T. L. Sowell, Judge. John Davidson was convicted of the offense of using abusive, insulting, or obscene language in the presence or hearing of a woman, and he appeals. The matter made the basis of the charge was testified to by the prosecutrix in substance as follows: “I am 18 years of age. * * * I went to the store of Mr. Davidson in Oakman, Ala., about the 1st of March; * * * I went there to order some feedstuff for my stepfather. * * * I went into the store, and there was no one in there; I started out, and Mr. Davidson came in. I told him what I…
1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.
"[1] One, White, who was the stepfather of the girl before whom the language complained of was alleged to have been used, while being examined as a witness by the state, testified that he had employed Mr. Gray (who was then .acting for the state) to prosecute the defendant. On cross-exan> ination defendant’s counsel asked how much he agreed to pay Mr. Gray. The court sustained an objection to this question. The defendant was entitled to know the extent of the witness’ interest in the prosecution, as^ evidenced by the amount of money he was willing to pay towards the prosecution.
[2] It was a…
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