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Wright v. StateWright v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
May 1, 1975
SC 1233
Reporters:
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Before:
Embry
EMBRY, Justice.

Writ denied. Although we deny the writ we feel constrained ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍to comment that the better practice would be for the trial judge to exclude the jury when making inquiry of ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍a witness concerning whether the witness was under indictment or not, as was done in the instant case. Neither should we ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍be understood as approving language of the opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals in this case, in its entirety. ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍See In re Clara Lowery, alias v. State, Ex parte State of Alabama ex rel. Attorney General, 291 Ala. 787, 286 So.2d ‍​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‍67.

Writ denied.

HEFLIN, C. J., and BLOODWORTH, FAULKNER and ALMON, JJ., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Wright v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Alabama
Date Published: May 1, 1975
Citations: 312 So. 2d 421; 294 Ala. 99; 1975 Ala. LEXIS 1151; SC 1233
Docket Number: SC 1233
Court Abbreviation: Ala.
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