Legal Opinion

Fortenberry v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided October 19, 1950No. 7 Div. 82PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, Justice.

The indictment against the defendant charged that “before the finding of this indictment Orvil D. Fortenberry, whose name to the Grand Jury is otherwise unknown than as stated, with intent to defraud, set fire to or burned, or caused to be burned, or aided or procured the burning ■of a store building belonging to himself, contrary to law and against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama,” Said in■dictment follows the language of the last ■clause of Form 10, Title 15, § 259, (Code of 1940, and was not subject to objection point■ed out by the demurrer.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  2. Cable-Burton Piano Co. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Alabama · 1934

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McMullian v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
  2. Worrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1974
  3. McMullian v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973

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