Jones v. State
| Decision Date | 14 May 1908 |
| Citation | 46 So. 579,155 Ala. 1 |
| Parties | JONES v. STATE. |
| Court | Alabama Supreme Court |
Appeal from Circuit Court, Blount County; John W. Inzer, Judge.
Walter Jones was convicted of manslaughter, and he appeals. Reversed and remanded.
C. D. Comstock, for appellant.
Alexander M. Garber, Atty. Gen., for the State.
The defendant was convicted for the manslaughter of one Will Smith. Witnesses Fairley and Bramlett, neither of whom were shown to be experts, were permitted to testify against defendant's objection that in their opinion the wound received by Smith in the stomach, made by a pistol ball fired by defendant caused his death. In this there was error. Only an expert could testify to the fatality of such a wound.
Reversed and remanded.
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