History
  • No items yet
midpage
Wallace v. State
16 Ala. App. 451
Ala. Ct. App.
1918
Check Treatment

Any witness familiar by experience with the appearance and treatment of wounds, particularly physicians and surgeons, may give an opinion as to the manner in which a wound was probably inflicted and the instrument used. Rash v. State, 61 Ala. 89 -93; Underhill's Cr. Ev. § 312; 1 Greenl. Ev. 440; Pearce v. State, 14 Ala. App. 120, 72 So. 213. The testimony of the state's witness, Dr. Lindsey, was within the rule. It is permissible for a witness *Page 452 to testify that one was drunk, or "acted like he was drunk." 1 Mayf. Dig. 336, § 37.

Counsel for appellant have submitted no brief or argument, and we have carefully examined the record and find no reversible error therein, or anything further that warrants discussion.

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Wallace v. State
Court Name: Alabama Court of Appeals
Date Published: Apr 16, 1918
Citation: 16 Ala. App. 451
Docket Number: 8 Div. 579.
Court Abbreviation: Ala. Ct. App.
AI-generated responses must be verified and are not legal advice.
Your Notebook is empty. To add cases, bookmark them from your search, or select Add Cases to extract citations from a PDF or a block of text.