Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama, Volume 51 |
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... reason . The testimony tends to show that the de- fendant was the first aggressor ; that his demand upon the deceased was an improper and illegal claim . It was money , or something else , won at gaming , which was not the subject ...
... reason . The testimony tends to show that the de- fendant was the first aggressor ; that his demand upon the deceased was an improper and illegal claim . It was money , or something else , won at gaming , which was not the subject ...
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... reason why they were not was because they had been repeatedly deceived before . The several charges were properly refused . VOL . LI . The judgment is affirmed . [ Hall v . State . ] Hall v . 8 [ June Term , SUPREME COURT.
... reason why they were not was because they had been repeatedly deceived before . The several charges were properly refused . VOL . LI . The judgment is affirmed . [ Hall v . State . ] Hall v . 8 [ June Term , SUPREME COURT.
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... reason , be refused . - 2. Weight of circumstantial evidence . Where the evidence is altogether circum- stantial , a charge asked , which asserts that , to authorize a conviction , " the evi- dence should be as strong as the positive ...
... reason , be refused . - 2. Weight of circumstantial evidence . Where the evidence is altogether circum- stantial , a charge asked , which asserts that , to authorize a conviction , " the evi- dence should be as strong as the positive ...
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... reason for apprehending that , under our statutes , any right of persons accused will be prejudiced by the selec- tion and empanelling of an improper grand jury . On the court is devolved the duty of ascertaining that each juror ...
... reason for apprehending that , under our statutes , any right of persons accused will be prejudiced by the selec- tion and empanelling of an improper grand jury . On the court is devolved the duty of ascertaining that each juror ...
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... reason to be- lieve is disqualified by law . They should know or believe the person excluded to be under the age of twenty - one years , or over the age of sixty years , or a habitual drunkard , or afflicted with a permanent disease ...
... reason to be- lieve is disqualified by law . They should know or believe the person excluded to be under the age of twenty - one years , or over the age of sixty years , or a habitual drunkard , or afflicted with a permanent disease ...
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