Douglas v. State
| Decision Date | 26 March 1964 |
| Docket Number | 2 Div. 453 |
| Citation | 163 So.2d 496,276 Ala. 703 |
| Parties | Jesse Elliott DOUGLAS v. STATE. |
| Court | Alabama Supreme Court |
Certiorari to Court of Appeals.
Bryan Chancey and Gordon & Cleveland, Birmingham, for petitioner.
Richmond M. Flowers, Atty. Gen., and Geo. D. Mentz and Paul T. Gish, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., opposed.
Petition of Jesse Elliott Douglas for certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review and revise the judgment and decision in Douglas v. State, Ala.App., 163 So.2d 477.
Writ denied.
To continue reading
Request your trial
16 cases
-
Jackson v. State
...the physical features of the firearm. See Douglas v. State, 42 Ala. App. 314, 329, 163 So.2d 477, 492 (1963), cert. denied, 276 Ala. 703, 163 So. 2d 496 (1964), reversed on other grounds, 380 U.S. 415, 85 S.Ct. 1074, 13 L.Ed. 2d 934 (1965). See also 2 Wigmore, Evidence §417(a) at 495 (Chadb......
-
Jackson v. State
...with the physical features of the firearm. See Douglas v. State, 42 Ala.App. 314, 329, 163 So.2d 477, 492 (1963), cert. denied, 276 Ala. 703, 163 So.2d 496 (1964), reversed on other grounds, 380 U.S. 415, 85 S.Ct. 1074, 13 L.Ed.2d 934 (1965). See also 2 Wigmore, Evidence § 417(a) at 495 (Ch......
-
Revis v. State Of Ala.
... ... 1978). In Alabama, a properly qualified expert should be permitted to testify whether or not a particular shell was fired from a specific firearm based upon his comparison of the distinctive marks on the shell with the physical features of the firearm. See Douglas v. State , 42 Ala. App. 314, 329, 163 So.2d 477, 492 (1963), cert, denied, 27 6 Ala. 703, 163 So. 2d 496 (1964), reversed on other grounds, 380 U.S. 415, 85 S.Ct. 1074, 13 L.Ed. 2d 934 (1 965). See also 2 Wigmore, Evidence 417(a) at 495 (Chadbourn rev. 1979); 2 9 Am.Jur. P.O.F ... ...
-
Revis v. State
...with the physical features of the firearm. See Douglas v. State, 42 Ala.App. 314, 329, 163 So.2d 477, 492 (1963), cert. denied, 276 Ala. 703, 163 So.2d 496 (1964), reversed on other grounds, 380 U.S. 415, 85 S.Ct. 1074, 13 L.Ed.2d 934 (1965). See also 2 Wigmore, Evidence § 417(a) at 495 (Ch......
Request a trial to view additional results