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McDonald v. StateMcDonald v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Nov 15, 1897
Reporters:
Before:
Haralson

The appellant was indicted, tried and convicted for an assault with ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‍intent to murder. There was an exception reserved to the court’s overruling the defendant’s objection to the leading question which was ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‍asked one of the State’s witnesses by the solicitor. Held, that it was discretionary with the lower court to allow the question to ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‍be answered, though it was leading. — Sayre v. Durwood, 35 Ala. 247; Gassenheimer v. State, 52 Ala. 213.

The verdict was as follows: “We, the jury, find ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‍the defendant guilty.” Eeld, that this was sufficiently definite, and when properly construed means, guilty as charged in the indictment. — Blount v. State, 49 Ala. 381; Giles ‍‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‍v. State, 52 Ala. 29.

The judgment of conviction is affirmed.

Opinion by

Haralson, J.

Case Details

Case Name: McDonald v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Nov 15, 1897
Citation: 118 Ala. 672
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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