Legal Opinion

Morris v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided June 3, 1919No. 3 Div. 327PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Appeal from Circuit Court; Montgomery County; Leon McCord, Judge. Walter Morris was convicted of receiving stolen property in value exceeding $25, and he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSameord, J.

[1, 2] The evidence in the case is without conflict that in November or December, 1917, a barrel of sugar weighing about 347 pounds and of the value of about $26 was stolen by one Benjamin from the warehouse of the Western Railway of Alabama, in Montgomery, Ala.; that the sugar was delivered to one Burch, who was a drayman; that Burch hauled it off and disposed of it at the instigation and under the direction of one Upshaw, who was in a conspiracy with Benjamin, whereby Benjamin would steal and Upshaw dispose of the goods and the two would divide the proceeds. It was also undisputed that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. De Bardeleben v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
  2. Whitehead v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
  3. Stanley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
  4. Moore v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
  5. Sellers v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Leonard v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1966
  2. Green v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1964
  3. LaBryer v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1969
  4. Cline v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1933
  5. Evans v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1965

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