McElroy v. State

Appellant was adjudged guilty, after verdict by the jury, of the offense sought to be charged by that count, and that count only, of the indictment, which was in the following language, to wit: “2. The Grand Jury of said County further charge that before the finding of this indictment. John Wesley McElroy, did buy, receive, conceal, or aid in concealing, one spotted bull yearling, an animal of the cow kind, the personal property of Zebedee Triplett, against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.”

The statute (Code 1923, § 4912) under which this appellant was prosecuted, as indicated by…