Hall v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Error to the Circuit Court of Macon. Before the Hon. G. W. Stone. This was a proceeding on a forfeited recognizance, at the instance of the State, against plaintiffs in error. A true bill was found against Hall, and another, at the fall term, 1841, of the circuit court of Montgomery county, for a conspiracy to cheat, swindle, and defraud, the Branch of the Bank of the State of Alabama at Montgomery, of goods and chattels, and moneys, &c.
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Error to the Circuit Court of Macon. Before the Hon. G. W. Stone. This was a proceeding on a forfeited recognizance, at the instance of the State, against plaintiffs in error. A true bill was found against Hall, and another, at the fall term, 1841, of the circuit court of Montgomery county, for a conspiracy to cheat, swindle, and defraud, the Branch of the Bank of the State of Alabama at Montgomery, of goods and chattels, and moneys, &c. At the spring term, 1842, the venue was changed, and the cause transferred to Macon county, and at the same term of Montgomery circuit court, at which the…
1Opinion of the CourtCollier, C. J.
1. In Browder v. The State, 9 Ala. Rep. 58, the recognizance stipulated that the accused should appear “ and answer to a charge of the State against him for resisting process,” and it was held to be sufficiently indicative *435of the offence, although the statute makes the offence consist in “knowingly or wilfully resisting or opposing any officer of this State in serving, or attempting to serve, or execute, any legal writ, or process whatsoever.” So, in Hall et al. v. The State, 9 Ala. Rep. 827, the recognizors stipulated that the accused should appear and answer a charge to be exhibited against…
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