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Barnes v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jun 30, 1943
14 So. 2d 246 (Ala. 1943)

Opinion

4 Div. 295.

June 24, 1943. Rehearing Denied June 30, 1943.

Certiorari to Court of Appeals.

Petition of the State, by its Attorney General, for certiorari to the Court of Appeals to review and revise the judgment and decision of that Court in the case of Barnes v. State, 14 So.2d 242, wherein a judgment of conviction for robbery was reversed.

Writ denied.

Wm. N. McQueen, Acting Atty. Gen., and John O. Harris, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

Ralph A. Clark, of Andalusia, opposed.


Cecil Barnes was convicted of robbery. On appeal to the Court of Appeals the judgment of the trial court was reversed. The cause is brought before us on petition by the State of Alabama for writ of certiorari to the Court of Appeals, to review and revise the opinion and judgment of that court. On this review for certiorari we look alone to the opinion of the Court of Appeals for the facts of the case. Davis v. State, 237 Ala. 143, 185 So. 774.

We are of the opinion that the writ should be denied, but, as we have often observed, denial of the writ does not necessarily indicate an approval of all that is said in the opinion of the Court of Appeals. In the instant case this has particular reference to the discussion of the doctrine of res gestae which we think inapplicable to the facts of this case as found in the opinion of the Court of Appeals.

Writ of certiorari is denied.

Judgment affirmed.

GARDNER, C. J., and BOULDIN and FOSTER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Barnes v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama
Jun 30, 1943
14 So. 2d 246 (Ala. 1943)
Case details for

Barnes v. State

Case Details

Full title:BARNES v. STATE

Court:Supreme Court of Alabama

Date published: Jun 30, 1943

Citations

14 So. 2d 246 (Ala. 1943)
244 Ala. 597

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