Legal Opinion

Woodham v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided January 18, 1938No. 4 Div. 381PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRICKEN, Presiding Judge.

The law imposes upon this court, in criminal cases on appeal, the duty to consider all questions apparent on the record, or reserved by bill of exceptions. This statute provides that in such cases no assignment of errors, or joinder in errors, is necessary. Section 3258, Code 1923.

From the record in this case, we ascertain the appeal was taken from a purported judgment of conviction, pronounced and entered against appellant for a violation of the state prohibition law by having in his possession prohibited liquors.

We designate the judgment as “purported judgment” for…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. W. M. Templeton & Son v. DavidSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
  2. Kyser v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1928
  3. Kiker v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
  4. Kiker v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1936
  5. Hutchins v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1928

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1994
  2. Burton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1993
  3. Ross v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988
  4. City of Dothan v. HollowaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  5. Steeley v. City of GadsdenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1988

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