McCrosky v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Morgan County Court; W. T. Lowe, Judge. Lee McCrosky was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals. The pleas of former jeopardy were sufficient, and were proven, and hence the defendant was entitled to an acquittal. 9 Tex. App. 338; 3 Mote. (Mass.) 828, 37 Am. Dec. 139; 8 R. C. L. 140, 141; 94 Cal. 304, 29 Pac. 642, 28 Am. St. Rep. 129; 86 Ala. 609, 6 South. 120, 11 Am. St. Rep, 79; 159 Ala. 6, 48 South. 813; 12 Ala. 840,'46 Am.
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Appeal from Morgan County Court; W. T. Lowe, Judge. Lee McCrosky was convicted of violating the prohibition law, and he appeals. The pleas of former jeopardy were sufficient, and were proven, and hence the defendant was entitled to an acquittal. 9 Tex. App. 338; 3 Mote. (Mass.) 828, 37 Am. Dec. 139; 8 R. C. L. 140, 141; 94 Cal. 304, 29 Pac. 642, 28 Am. St. Rep. 129; 86 Ala. 609, 6 South. 120, 11 Am. St. Rep, 79; 159 Ala. 6, 48 South. 813; 12 Ala. 840,'46 Am. Dec. 283. The inferior court had jurisdiction of the offense of vagrancy. Section 6733, Codo 1907. Section 7843, defines a vagrant in…
1Opinion of the CourtBricken, P. J.
[1] The motion to strike the bill of exceptions, on the ground that it was not signed by the trial judge within the time required by law, is denied. It affirmatively appears that the judgment was entered on December 16, 1919, and that the bill of exceptions was presented to the trial judge on the 7th day of February thereafter, and while the date of signing is left blank, that is, the day of the month is blank, yet the bill was actually signed during the month of February, 1920. The bill having’ been presented on February 7, 1920, the presiding judge had until June 7, 1920, or, -in other…
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Johnson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1953
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