English v. State

Jan 15, 1860
Reporters:
Before:
Walker
R. W. WALKER, J.

There can be no doubt that, on the facts ‍​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‍stated, the witness was as guilty of the offense proved by him, as the defendant. There are no accessories in misdemeanors, but ‍​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‍all who are concerned in the commission of the offense, are principals.- — -Wharton’s Or. L. § 131; 1 Bishop’s Or. L.* §§ 82-6, 483-5. ‍​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‍The witness is, therefore, to be treated as if he had himself played in the game; and on the authority of Davidson ‍​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‍v. The State, 33 Ala. 350, we must hold, that the court erred *430in deciding that he was not an accomplice, and that the ‍​‌​​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‍defendant might be convicted on his individual testimony.

Judgment reversed, and cause remanded.