Thornton v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Indictment for Mxtrder. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Butler. The appellant, Elias Thornton, was indicted, tried and convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The facts pertaining to the rulings of the court upon the evidence, to which exceptions were reserved, are sufficiently stated in the opinion ; and it is unnecessary to state the evidence in detail.
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Indictment for Mxtrder. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Butler. The appellant, Elias Thornton, was indicted, tried and convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The facts pertaining to the rulings of the court upon the evidence, to which exceptions were reserved, are sufficiently stated in the opinion ; and it is unnecessary to state the evidence in detail. The testimony for the State tending to show that the defendant was guilty as charged in the indictment was circumstantial. Upon the introduction of all the evidence, the defendant requested the…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
1. Bargaineer, the sheriff, testified, that as he was going out to the place where Williams was killed, the day following the night he was killed, he met defendant and another negro inside the corporate limits of Greenville, and that defendant looked frightened when he saiv him. To this last expression, which is italicized, the defendant objected, and excepted to the ruling of the court in admitting it. Such expressions as “she appeared to be healthy;” “the accused appeared to be mad;” that a person “was sick, had fever, or was pregnant ;” “plaintiff seemed to be suffering ;” “she was not…
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