Legal Opinion

Steel v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided February 28, 1950No. 7 Div. 26PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRICKEN, Presiding Judge.

In the matter of the trial court’s action in overruling defendant’s motion for a continuance no error appears. A question of this character rests within the sound discretion of the trial court. No abuse of said discretion appears here.

The controlling question involved upon the trial of this case in the court below is a question of fact pure and simple. The State’s evidence consisted of the testimony of the Sheriff of the county, and also one of his deputies. This evidence was to the effect that they saw this appellant with whiskey in his possession, and gave full…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Yates v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1944
  2. Rogers v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1949
  3. Mitchell v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1928
  4. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
  5. Coats v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1949

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Napier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1977
  2. Funches v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1975
  3. Mott v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1959

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