Legal Opinion

McKenzie v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided June 30, 1923No. 5 Div. 439PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.

There were demurrers filed to both counts of the indictment, assigning 29 grounds, but this court has already many times held that indictments similar to the one in this case are not subject to demurrer. Barnes v. State, 18 Ala. App. 344, 92 South. 15; Taylor v. State, 17 Ala. App. 579, 88 South. 205; Reese v. State, 18 Ala. App. 357. 92 South. 77; Holloway v. State, 18 Ala. App. 392, 92 South. 78; Layman v. State, 18 Ala. App. 441, 93 South. 66.

Charge 3 was properly refused. It is not that a witness swears falsely that authorizes the jury to reject his testimony; it must be willfully or…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Pickens v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
  2. Cannon v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1919
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  4. Doty v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1913
  5. Reese v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1942
  2. Woodard v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
  3. Nicholson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  4. Spelce v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924
  5. Powell v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1925

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