Court Opinion

ID: 3245736
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2016-07-05 16:17:58.174218+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:40:44.875150
License: Public Domain

The defendant filed her plea of former jeopardy, and contends that the issue on this plea should have been determined by the court before other proceedings were had. This is the proper practice, but where the defendant interposes both the plea of former jeopardy and not guilty in case of misdemeanor, and goes to trial on both at the same time, as was done in this case, without objection, he waives the irregularity. Dominick v. State, 40 Ala. 680, 91 Am. Dec. 496.
After filing the plea of former jeopardy, the defendant filed a plea of misnomer, alleging that her true name was Lee Anna James and not Leona Gray, as alleged in the indictment. The affidavit charged Lee Anna *Page 401 
James, whose name is otherwise unknown. The plea was demurred to and the demurrer sustained. In this ruling the court was not in error. Oliveri v. State, 13 Ala. App. 348, 69 So. 359, and authorities there cited.
The questions of the plea of former jeopardy and of the guilt of the defendant vel non were questions of fact for the trial judge, upon the evidence, which was in conflict, and we are not willing to say that the court erred in its findings.
We find no error in the record, and the judgment is affirmed.
Affirmed.