Legal Opinion

Robertson v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided May 14, 1929No. 6 Div. 522PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.

In passing upon the question of a request for the general affirmative charge, the entire evidence, both for the state and defendant, must be taken into consideration, and, if upon the entire evidence there is no conflict in a state of facts which fails to connect the defendant with the crime charged, the court should so instruct the jury. But, if there are fair inferences to be drawn from all of the facts and circumstances which tend to prove the defendant’s guilt, the affirmative charge is properly refused. Cohen v. State, 16 Ala. App. 522, 79 So. 621.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  2. Cohen v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
  3. Bruce v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1928

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Ragland v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1939
  2. State v. EllrichSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1952
  3. Thompson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1946
  4. Kozlowski v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1946
  5. Lindsey v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1946

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