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39 Ala. 103

Tolison v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 15, 1863

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1863-06-15

Tried before tbe Hon. John T. Heflin. The. bill of exceptions in tbis case shows tbe following facts: At tbe spring term, 1860, of said circuit court, an indictment was found against Abner Nixon and Caroline Tolison, charging that they “lived together in a state of adultery or fornication.” Tbe defendant Tolison having been arrested, tbe sheriff took from her a recognizance, which was dated tbe 4th September, 1861; was signed by Lucinda Katharine Tolison, B. C. Harris, and…

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Decided 1863-06-15

STONE, J.

¶1In tbe proceedings bad in tbis canse, up to tbe rendition of judgment final on tbe bail bond, we find no error wbicb is available to appellants. — See State v. Eldred, 31 Ala. 393; Vasser v. The State, 32 Ala. 586; Welch v. The State, 36 Ala. 377.

¶2[2.] Tbe appellants contend, that tbe judgment should bave been amended nunc pro tunc, so as to discharge B. G. Gibbs from its operation, under tbe 9fch section of tbe act “to regulate judicial proceedings,” approved December .10th, 1861. — Pampb. Acts, 36. Without noticing tbe question of tbe legality of tbe evidence, under wbicb tbe amendment was claimed, or any other point except what is after stated, we think tbe applicant failed to bring bis case within tbe operation of tbe statute, and tbe court did not err in overruling bis motion. Tbe language of tbe statute is, “ That no judgment shall be rendered (except in attachment cases already commenced), against any citizen or resident of tbis State, who is, or shall be, a volunteer in the actual military service/)f tbis State, or of tbe Confederate States, so long as be continues in such military service as a volunteer,” &c. Tbe only facts pertinent to tbis question, on wbicb tbe amendment was claimed, are thus stated in tbe bill of exceptions : “ And that previous to tbe term of tbe court to wbicb it was returnable, tbe said B. G. Gibbs bad enlisted and entered into tbe service of tbe Confederate States of America, and was in actual service at tbe rendition of tbe judgment final.”

¶3Tbe judgment of tbe circuit court is affirmed.

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