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Moody v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 24, 1957No. 6 Div. 150PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOODWYN, Justice.

James H. Moody, the appellant, was indicted in Jefferson County for murder in the first degree, the indictment charging that he “unlawfully, and with malice aforethought, killed James Harold Watkins .by shooting him with a shotgun, against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.” He interposed pleas of “not guilty” and “not guilty by reason of .insanity”. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree and fixed his punishment at 50 years imprisonment in the penitentiary. Judgment and sentence were in accord with the verdict. There was no motion…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
  2. Parrish v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
  3. George v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
  4. McAllister v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1850
  5. McLean v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1849

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1964
  2. Ball v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
  3. Diamond v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
  4. Moody v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1959
  5. Hutcherson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1958

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