Alabama Court of Appeals, 1959

Dennis v. State

Dennis v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals · Decided October 27, 1959 · Cates
40 Ala. App. 480; 115 So. 2d 125; 1959 Ala. App. LEXIS 433; 1959 Ala. Civ. App. LEXIS 6

Dennis v. State

Opinion of the Court

CATES, Judge.

The originating affidavit of complaint is unsigned and unsworn, nor did the clerk sign the jurat. The trial court never acquired jurisdiction, a matter which we notice ex mero motu. Therefore, the appellant is due his discharge. Smith v. State, 28 Ala.App. 572, 190 So. 99.

Upon authority of Sparks v. State, 39 Ala.App. 517, 104 So.2d 764, and cases therein cited, the judgment below is

Reversed and rendered.

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