Melson v. State

PRICE, Judge.

The indictment in this case charged in three counts, Grand Larceny, Forgery and False Pretense. The court gave the general affirmative charge as to the Forgery count. The jury found defendant guilty of grand larceny and the court fixed his punishment at imprisonment in the penitentiary for one year and one day.

The evidence for the State tended to show that on Wednesday, September 2, 1953, Clyde Richardson took several checks to The Leeth National Bank of Cullman, for deposit. Among these checks was one' for the sum of $291.85, made payable to Mr. Richardson as part- payment for…