Smith v. State

Decision Date24 March 1960
Docket Number4 Div. 34
Citation270 Ala. 741,119 So.2d 203
PartiesJames SMITH v. STATE.
CourtAlabama Supreme Court

Certiorari to Court of Appeals.

W. H. Baldwin, Andalusia, for petitioner.

MacDonald Gallion, Atty. Gen., and John G. Bookout, Asst. Atty. Gen., opposed.

MERRILL, Justice.

Petition of James Smith for certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review and revise the judgment and decision of that court in Smith v. State, 119 So.2d 202.

Writ denied.

SIMPSON, STAKELY and COLEMAN, JJ., concur.

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  • Watson v. State
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • October 7, 1980
    ...its probative effect, if it is admitted without objection." Smith v. State, 40 Ala.App. 600, 119 So.2d 202, cert. denied, 270 Ala. 741, 119 So.2d 203 (1960). It has been held time and again that if during the cross examination of a witness it is developed that the witness's knowledge and te......
  • Bell v. State, 1 Div. 843
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • February 12, 1985
    ...its probative effect, if it is admitted without objection.' Smith v. State, 40 Ala.App. 600, 119 So.2d 202, cert. denied, 270 Ala. 741, 119 So.2d 203 (1960)." Watson v. State, 398 So.2d 320 (Ala.Crim.App.1980), cert. denied, 398 So.2d 332 Since no objection was made by appellant to the test......
  • Jones v. Boothe
    • United States
    • Alabama Supreme Court
    • March 24, 1960
  • Woodard v. State, 4 Div. 415
    • United States
    • Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
    • October 22, 1985
    ...cert. denied, 409 U.S. 874, 93 S.Ct. 123, 34 L.Ed.2d 127 (1972); Smith v. State, 40 Ala.App. 600, 119 So.2d 202, cert. denied, 270 Ala. 741, 119 So.2d 203 (1960). The general rule has been stated as "Although courts have sometimes departed from this rule, generally, in analogy to the rule l......
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