Opinion

Wallace v. State

  • 16 Ala. App. 451
  • 78 So. 714
  • 1918 Ala. App. LEXIS 133
Court
Alabama Court of Appeals
Filed
Apr 16, 1918
Status
Published
Author
Brown
On the bench
Brown
Cited by
8 cases
Authority
More cited than 83.8%

The opinion

BROWN, P. J.

[1, 2]

Any witness familiar by experience with the appearance and treatment of wounds, particularly physicians and surgeons, may give an opinion as to the manner in which a wound was probably inflicted and the instrument used. Rash v. State, 61 Ala. 89 -93; Underhill’s Cr. Ev. § 312; 1 Greenl. Ev. 440; Pearce v. State, 14 Ala. App. 120 , 72 South. 213 . The testimony of the state’s witness, Hr. Lindsey, was within the rule. It is permissible for a witness

*452

to testify

that one was

drunk, or “acted like he was drunk.” 1 Mayf. Dig. 336, § 37.

Counsel for appellant have submitted no brief or argument, and we have carefully examined the record and find no reversible error therein, or anything further that warrants discussion.

Affirmed.

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