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McSherry v. State

Court of Appeals of Alabama
Feb 7, 1939
28 Ala. App. 651 (Ala. Crim. App. 1939)

Summary

affirming conviction for assault where defendant reached for lamp on mantle just as the victim ran out of the door and defendant then threw the lamp

Summary of this case from Freeman v. State

Opinion

8 Div. 742.

February 7, 1939.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Limestone County; W. W. Callahan, Judge.

Driving while intoxicated.

Thos. S. Lawson, Atty. Gen., for the State.


Affirmed.


Summaries of

McSherry v. State

Court of Appeals of Alabama
Feb 7, 1939
28 Ala. App. 651 (Ala. Crim. App. 1939)

affirming conviction for assault where defendant reached for lamp on mantle just as the victim ran out of the door and defendant then threw the lamp

Summary of this case from Freeman v. State
Case details for

McSherry v. State

Case Details

Full title:Harrison McSHERRY v. STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Alabama

Date published: Feb 7, 1939

Citations

28 Ala. App. 651 (Ala. Crim. App. 1939)
186 So. 921

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