Hurst v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Anniston City Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas W. Coleman, Jr. Tom Hurst was convicted of forging and uttering a cotton receipt, and he appeals.
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Appeal from Anniston City Court. Heard before Hon. Thomas W. Coleman, Jr. Tom Hurst was convicted of forging and uttering a cotton receipt, and he appeals. The court erred in not permitting the defendant to show that he returned and voluntarily went to the place of business of the man whose name he is alleged to have forged, after the forgery and before the arrest.— Bowles v. The State, 68 Ala. 335; Chamblee v. The State, 78 Ala. 446; Banhheaé v. The State, 124 Ala. 14; 12 Cyc. 396; 22 A. & E. Enc. of Law 1264. Counsel discuss other assignments of error, but without citation of authority. The…
1Opinion of the CourtWalker, P. J.
The court overruled an objection made by the defendant to the introduction in evidence of a written instrument which corresponded in all re*237spects with the instrument set out in the several counts of the indictment, except that the word “canceled” was written across the face of the instrument offered. This paper was offered after proof had been introduced tending to show that the signature to it was a forgery. The grounds of the objection were that the evidence offered was incompetent, immaterial, and irrelevant, and that the defendant was not shown to have any connection with the signing of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1874
- Curtis v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
- Denson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
- Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1857
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. WeberNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Hendley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Gardner v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
- Garrett v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1947
- Edwards v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1949
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