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27 Ala. App. 175

168 So 225

Howard v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided May 12, 1936

Alabama Court of Appeals · decided 1936-05-12

Relies on Ex Parte Grimmett

Decided 1936-05-12

RICE, Judge.

¶1 The court has read, studied, and considered the record, and decided the question controlling, in this case, sitting en banc.

¶2 The law now is that: “To authorize submission of criminal case to jury, there must be substantial evidence tending to prove all elements of charge; mere scintilla of evidence, in view of presumption of innocence, being insufficient.” (Italics ours.) Ex parte Grimmett, 228 Ala. 1, 152 So. 263.

¶3*176 Applying the above rule to the evidence in this record, it is clear that the. court erred in refusing to give to the jury at appellant’s proper request the written charge to find in her favor.

¶4 The judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded.

¶5 Reversed and remanded.

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