Alabama Court of Appeals, 1920

Howell v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals · Decided April 6, 1920 · No. 2 Div. 218. · Samford

84 So. 774; 17 Ala. App. 377; 1920 Ala. App. LEXIS 56 (Southern Reporter)

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Key v. State (Ala. Ct. App. 1969)

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Opinion of the Court

SAMFORD, J.

The charge as shown by the complaint filed was not within the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace. Code 1907, §,6733. The jurisdiction of the circuit court in this case is. predicated and dependent upon the jurisdiction of the justice of the peace. It follows, therefore, that the judgment of the circuit court was a nullity and will not support an appeal. The appeal is dismissed on authority of Martin v. State, 156 Ala. 89, 47 South. 104.

Appeal dismissed.

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