McMahan v. State

The first insistence upon this appeal is that the judgment entry is erroneous. There is merit in this insistence as will hereinafter be noted. The judgment contained in this record, and many others of like import which are here submitted, induces us to reiterate what was said upon this subject by the Supreme Court in the ease of Driggers v. State, 123 Ala. 46, 26 So. 512. In that case the court said:

“The judgment entry in all criminal cases where there is conviction should recite in express words that the defendant is adjudged guilty by the court as found by the jury. There should always be…