Curtis v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Mobile City Court. Heard before Hon. O. J. Semmes. Chester A. Curtis ivas convicted of forgery and he appeals. Defendant files in this court a- voluminous document pointing out what he conceives to be errors of the trial court, but without citation of authority.
1Opinion of the CourtThomas, J.
The defendant was convicted of forgery under an indictment following literally the code form. — Code, § 7161, form 61, p. 670. The defendant urges that the indictment in this form was insufficient or defective in that (quoting) “two distinct and separately indictable offenses are alleged in the indictment *38in one and the same count, both based on the same act, to wit: ‘That, with the intent to injure or defraud, the defendant did alter, forge, or counterfeit a certain bank check, [set out in the indictment], and in the alternative alleges ‘or with intent to injure or defraud did utter ancl…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Gunter v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Bluett v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Hurst v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
- Ben v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1853
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Sanders v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1964
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