Jackson v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. Armstead Brown. Daniel Jackson, alias, was convicted of larceny and lie appeals.
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Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. Armstead Brown. Daniel Jackson, alias, was convicted of larceny and lie appeals. Tbe court improperly permitted evidence of tbe fact that tbe prosecutor found out that tbe defendant bad gone away from there. — Green v. The State, 98 Ala. 31. It is always competent to show bias of a. witness by showing that be sustained such a relation to a party as Avould likely influence bis testimony. — Hall v. The State, 137 Ala. 46; So. Ry. v. Morris, 143 Ala. 631. Tbe court improperly permitted Lena Taylor to testify, as she had been indicted with…
1Opinion of the Court
de GRAFFENRIED, J. —
The defendant and Lena Taylor were jointly indicted for the larceny of a $50 hill, the property of William Taylor. The defendant, npon his motion, was granted a severance, was tried and convicted by a jury of the offense, was sentenced to the penitentiary, and appeals.
It appears that Lena Taylor is the daughter of said William Taylor, and that she lived with her father and mother as a member of their family. It further appears that the father had more than $100 in cash, and that Lena Taylor had access to it. The testimony of Lena Taylor tends to show that the money was…
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