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Hawthorn v. StateHawthorn v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Nov 15, 1893
Reporters:
Before:
Head
HEAD, J.

There is no law of this ‍‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍State authorizing appeals from judgments in criminal cases, overruling motions for new trials. ‍‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍The act “ To allow appeals to the Supreme Court from decisions of the ‍‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍City and Circuit Courts in this State granting or refusing to grant motions ‍‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍for new trials ” (Acts 1890-91, p. 779), applies to civil cases only.

The ‍‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍appeal in this case must be dismissed.

Case Details

Case Name: Hawthorn v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Nov 15, 1893
Citation: 100 Ala. 26
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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