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McKinney v. StateMcKinney v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals
Jun 8, 1920
8 Div. 707.
Reporters:
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Before:
Samford
SAMFORD, J.

[1] The jury, acting within the court’s instructions, declined to fix the punishment, ‍​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍but left that to the court, the verdict being, “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty.” The court on this verdict adjudged the defendant ‍​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍guilty of manslaughter, in the second degree, and fixed his punish* ment at one year at hard labor and an additional period to pay the ‍​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍costs. The verdict of the jury will not sustain the judgment, and for that reason must be reversed. Bates v. State, 170 Ala. 26, 54 South. 432.

[2] This ‍​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍cause might also be rendered under authority of Palmer v. State, 3 Ala. App. 127, 57 South. 507, but for the fact that a plea of ‍​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‍former jeopardy may be waived, and hence the cause is remanded.

Reversed and remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: McKinney v. State
Court Name: Alabama Court of Appeals
Date Published: Jun 8, 1920
Citations: 86 So. 121; 17 Ala. App. 474; 1920 Ala. App. LEXIS 130; 8 Div. 707.
Docket Number: 8 Div. 707.
Court Abbreviation: Ala. Ct. App.
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