Legal Opinion
Benefield v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided March 14, 1968No. 5 Div. 852PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
This is a petition for writ of certiorari to review and revise the judgment and opinion of the Court of Appeals of Alabama in the case of Benefield v. State of Alabama, 208 So.2d 449.
Benefield was convicted of grand larceny in the Circuit Court of Randolph County. He appealed to the Court of Appeals, where the judgment of the trial court was affirmed in a two-to-one decision, with Judge Johnson dissenting.
The majority opinion of the Court of Appeals held that:
“The evidence presented a question for the jury to determine as to whether the taking of the automobile was done with a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. ManascoSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- Ex Parte ThaggardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1963
- Shuttlesworth v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
- City of Gadsden v. ElrodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1947
- Benefield v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1967
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Wells v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- Warren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973
- Ex Parte State Dept. of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Alabama · 2004
- Gilbert v. City of MontgomeryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Barnett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
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