Patterson v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Lawrence Circuit court. I-IearcT before Hon. D. W. Speaks. Steve Patterson was convicted of nrnder in the second degree, and appeals. Defendant was indicted for killing Giles Davis.
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Appeal from Lawrence Circuit court. I-IearcT before Hon. D. W. Speaks. Steve Patterson was convicted of nrnder in the second degree, and appeals. Defendant was indicted for killing Giles Davis. For a former report of this case, see 146 Ala. 39, 41 South. 157. The evidence of the witness Young, embraced in brackets as noticed in the opinion, is as follows: After testifying as to the character of Giles Davis, witness said: “And have had dealings with many bad men, and that Davis was the most dangerous man I ever knew.” The, evidence of Irwin was offered by way of a written showing, and is as…
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
The defendant was tried in the circuit court of Lawrence county upon an indictment charging murder, in Code form, and was convicted of murder in the second degree. From this judgment this appeal is prosecuted by the defendant.
The mistake made in the second initial of juror Taliaferro’s name furnished no ground for quashing the special venire, and the court cannot he put in error for overruling the motion. Gr. Code 1896, § 5007, and cases cited under that section.
The witness Lizzie Davis, after testifying fully in respect to the circumstances under which the homicide was committed, testified…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Gafford v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Stoball v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- Linnehan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Boulden v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Sanford v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
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- Montgomery v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1920
- Patton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Richardson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
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