Latham v. State

MADDOX, Justice.

' Both the State and the defendant sought review, by certiorari, of the decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals, 55 Ala.App. -, 320 So.2d 747. We granted both petitions. The State contends that the court erred in deciding that it did not prove larceny. The defendant, on the other hand, contends that the court’s decision conflicts with O’Brien v. State, 238 Ala. 189, 191 So. 391 (1939), in that Mrs. Latham was charged with obtaining $489.90 by false pretenses and the proof showed that the money obtained by the defendant was a state warrant. We reject not only the argument by…