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Vernon v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
May 27, 1975
315 So. 2d 137 (Ala. Crim. App. 1975)

Opinion

6 Div. 859.

April 1, 1975. Rehearing Denied May 27, 1975.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Jefferson County, Charles M. Nice, J.

Mike McCormick, Birmingham, for appellant.

That it is reversible error for the court to hypothesize the existence of a conspiracy between the appellant and other parties to commit the crime when there was complete absence of evidence to show a conspiracy. Crow v. State, 35 Ala. App. 606, 51 So.2d 268; Drinkard v. State, 26 Ala. App. 475, 162 So. 412; Crane v. State, 111 Ala. 45, 20 So. 590.

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., Montgomery, and Quentin Q. Brown, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Birmingham, for the State.

Assignments of error complaining of court's oral charge to which defendant did not reserve any exception at trial are waived and will not be reviewed on appeal. Horace v. Ban Blaricon, 291 Ala. 530, 283 So.2d 421; Hoefer v. Snellgrove, 288 Ala. 407, 261 So.2d 431; Ott v. Faison, 287 Ala. 700, 255 So.2d 38; Hubbard v. State, 283 Ala. 183, 215 So.2d 261; Davis v. State, 48 Ala. App. 629, 66 So.2d 839.


Appellant-defendant was convicted by a jury of grand larceny, and the court sentenced him to four years imprisonment. Appellant, an indigent, was represented at nisi prius by appointed counsel, and here by different counsel, who likewise was appointed.

Appellant here contends that the trial court erred in its oral instructions to the jury. The record shows that defendant's counsel replied to the nisi prius judge, when asked "what says the defendant", referring to the oral charge, "We are satisfied." The defendant did not except or object to any part of the oral charge. There was no ruling of the trial court on any objection or exception to the oral charge. Neither the oral charge, nor any part thereof is subject to review. Horace v. VanBlaricon, 291 Ala. 530, 283 So.2d 421(7); Hoefer v. Snellgrove, 288 Ala. 407, 261 So.2d 431(3); Hubbard v. State, 283 Ala. 183, 215 So.2d 261(5). The judgment is affirmed.

The foregoing opinion was prepared by the Hon. BOWEN W. SIMMONS, Supernumerary Circuit Judge, serving as a judge of this Court under § 2 of Act No. 288, July 7, 1945, as amended; his opinion is hereby adopted as that of the Court.

Affirmed.

All the Judges concur.


Summaries of

Vernon v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama
May 27, 1975
315 So. 2d 137 (Ala. Crim. App. 1975)
Case details for

Vernon v. State

Case Details

Full title:David Wayne VERNON, alias v. STATE

Court:Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Date published: May 27, 1975

Citations

315 So. 2d 137 (Ala. Crim. App. 1975)
315 So. 2d 137

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