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Pettibone v. StatePettibone v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jun 15, 1851
Reporters:
Before:
Coleman
COLEMAN, J.

According to the decisions made in the cases ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‍of Moore v. The State, (16 Ala. 412,) and Eubanks v. The State (17 ib. 181,) ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‍the court erred in overruling the demurrer to the indictment in this ease. The act of ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‍1850, (see section 5,) under which this indictment was found, is substantially the same with‘the 98th ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‍section of the act of 1848, under which the indictments were found in the cases referred ‍‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‍to.

The judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded.

Case Details

Case Name: Pettibone v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Jun 15, 1851
Citation: 19 Ala. 586
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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