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117 Ala. 213

Kitt v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided November 15, 1897

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1897-11-15

Tried before the Hon. James T. Beck. The facts of this case, showing the rulings of the trial court which are presented for review on the present appeal, are sufficiently stated in the opinion. cited Nixon v. State, 68 Ala. 535 ; Steele v. State, 111 Ala. 32; Wilkins v. State, 112 Ala. 60; Cochran v. State, 89 Ala. 40.

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently June 1908

3 state decisions

Relies on Linehan v. State · Wells v. State · Steele v. State

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Decided 1897-11-15

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COLEMAN, J.

¶1The defendant was indicted for gaming. When the.cause came on to be heard, he moved the court to quash the indictment, upon several grounds ; all, however, wei*e based upon the illegality of the grand jury. The same point was raised by plea in abatement to the indictment.

¶2*214Section 5269 of the- Code of 1896 (section 4445 of Code of 1886) reads as follows-: “No-objection can be taken to an indictment, by plea in abatement, or otherwise, on the ground that any member of .the grand jury was not legally qualified, or that the .grand jurors were not legally drawn .or summoned, or on any other ground going to the formation of the grand jury, except that the jurors were not drawn in the presence of the officers designated by law; and neither this objection nor any other can be taken to the formation of a special grand jury summoned by the direction of the court.”

¶3The objections, those presented by the motion to quash, which was overruled, and those raised by the plea in abatement, to which a demurrer was sustained, all, were directed to the indictment itself. Under the uniform decisions of this court, the trial court did not err in its rulings. See authorities collected in case of Linchan v. State, 113 Ala. 70. No objection was raised" to the venire for the trial of defendant, as was done in the case of Wells v. The State, 94 Ala. 1; Steele v. The State, 111 Ala. 32, and Linehan's case supra.

¶4We are of opinion the other assignments or error are not of sufficient merit to require comment.

¶5Affirmed..

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