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JOHNSON v. STATE

SC 591.

291 So.2d 336 (1974)

In re Robert Joe JOHNSON v. STATE of Alabama. Ex parte STATE of Alabama ex rel. ATTORNEY GENERAL.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

January 24, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Baxley, Atty. Gen., and Joseph G. L. Marston, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State, petitioner.

No brief for the respondent.

HARWOOD, Justice.

In this case, the Court of Criminal Appeals has reversed the judgment of guilty entered in the defendant's trial on a charge of robbery. The sole basis of the reversal was the refusal of Charge 1 requested in writing by the defendant. Charge 1 reads:

"I charge you ladies and gentlemen of the jury that the prior record of the defendant is not evidence of the guilt or innocence of the defendant in this case."

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