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Williams v. State
129 Ala. 659
Ala.
1900
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. The appellant’ in this case, Walt Williams, was indicted, tried, and convicted for. murder in the- first degree and 'sentenced, to'.he hanged., Among the other charges requested by, the 'defendant, and which the court refused to give, was the.follpwing: “The court charges the jury that if upon considering all the evidence they have a reasonable doubt -of defendant’s guilt, arising out of any part of the evidence, they must find the defendant not guilty.” On the present appeal the court holds that this charge should have been given. Hale v. State, 122 Ala. 236.

The judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded.

Opinion by

McClellan, C. J.

Case Details

Case Name: Williams v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: Nov 15, 1900
Citation: 129 Ala. 659
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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