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36 Ala. App. 680

Goodwin v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided January 20, 1953

Alabama Court of Appeals · decided 1953-01-20

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently June 1954

2 state decisions

Relies on 25 Ala. App. 286 - Phillips v. State · 24 Ala. App. 191 - Underwood v. State · National Life & Accident Ins. v. State Ex Rel. Mitchell

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Decided 1953-01-20

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CARR, Presiding Judge.

¶1This appeal is from a judgment of conviction on a charge of driving an automobile while intoxicated. Title 36, Sec. 2, Code 1940.

¶2Without dispute in the evidence the appellant, while driving an automobile along a public road or highway in Winston County, Alabama, was in a collision with another car driven by a Mr. Bridges. ■

¶3While testifying for the state Mr! Bridges was asked: “Was anyone injured in that wreck ?”

¶4Over appellant’s timely objections the court permitted the witness to answer: “My wife and daughter.”

¶5From the court’s comment when he ruled it is indicated that he considered this injury as coming under the res gestae rule.

¶6This exact question was before this court for review in the case of Howard v. State, 24 Ala.App. 191, 132 So. 549. We held that it was reversible error to allow this character of proof.

¶7In the case of Phillips v. State, 25 Ala. App. 286, 145 So. 169, we reversed the judgment of the court below because the trial judge allowed proof that another car was damaged in a collision with appellant’s automobile.

¶8Both of the above cited cases were based on a prosecution for driving while intoxicated.

¶9We are of the opinion that these prior decisions are sound, and we are not now prepared to depart from this holding. -

¶10*681There aré other questions presented and pressed for error, but in their nature they are either not meritorious or will not likely arise in the event of -another trial.

¶11The judgment below is ordered reversed and the cause remanded.

¶12Reversed and remanded.

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