Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Alabama, Volume 51 |
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... tion he held the scales of justice equally balanced , and expounded the law with a clearness of diction and power of analysis , which carried conviction to every mind , and gave general satisfaction to the whole people . In 1861 , he ...
... tion he held the scales of justice equally balanced , and expounded the law with a clearness of diction and power of analysis , which carried conviction to every mind , and gave general satisfaction to the whole people . In 1861 , he ...
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... tion ( Rev. Code , § 4175 ) , because of mistakes in the names of the persons sum- moned as jurors , or discrepancies in their names between it and the copy served on the prisoner . - 3. Competency of juror . A person summoned as a ...
... tion ( Rev. Code , § 4175 ) , because of mistakes in the names of the persons sum- moned as jurors , or discrepancies in their names between it and the copy served on the prisoner . - 3. Competency of juror . A person summoned as a ...
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... tion to be asked , and the defendant excepted . " The witness answered , that the defendant's mother , late in the evening , just before she went home , went up - stairs , and came down cry- ing in a little while ; that she went up to ...
... tion to be asked , and the defendant excepted . " The witness answered , that the defendant's mother , late in the evening , just before she went home , went up - stairs , and came down cry- ing in a little while ; that she went up to ...
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... tion of the charge . Thus interpreted , it was correct , and should have been given . Its refusal was error . 2 Ala . 43 ; 6 Ala . 45 ; 7 Ala . 69 . The judgment of the court below is reversed , and the cause is remanded for a new trial ...
... tion of the charge . Thus interpreted , it was correct , and should have been given . Its refusal was error . 2 Ala . 43 ; 6 Ala . 45 ; 7 Ala . 69 . The judgment of the court below is reversed , and the cause is remanded for a new trial ...
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... tion distributes all the jurisdiction known to the common law in general , whether original or appellate , to courts of its own creation . The circuit court has plenary , original , criminal and civil jurisdiction , when the amount ...
... tion distributes all the jurisdiction known to the common law in general , whether original or appellate , to courts of its own creation . The circuit court has plenary , original , criminal and civil jurisdiction , when the amount ...
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