Johnson v. State

The charges, upon which judgment of conviction is based, and the tendencies of the evidence taken at the trial below are accurately stated in the brief of the Assistant Attorney General. We quote:

"Defendant, a colored man, was indicted for burglary, grand larceny, and receiving stolen property. He was tried by a jury and convicted for receiving stolen property, and sentenced to twelve months hard labor for Jefferson County. The conviction was for a violation of Title 14, Section 338, Code of Alabama 1940, and the third count of the indictment is in Code form. Form 91, Title 15, Section 259,…