McDonald v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. O. J. Semmes. The indictment in this case charged the defendant, Bobert McDonald, with the forgery of an order in writing, which, as set out in the indictment, was dated April 18th, 1887,, addressed to Brisk & Jacobson, purported to be signed by F. Kuppersmith, and was in -these words: “Please let the bearer, Harry Cohen, have a suit of clothes for $15, and a shirt and suit of under-clothes, and charge to” said…
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From the City Court of Mobile. Tried before the Hon. O. J. Semmes. The indictment in this case charged the defendant, Bobert McDonald, with the forgery of an order in writing, which, as set out in the indictment, was dated April 18th, 1887,, addressed to Brisk & Jacobson, purported to be signed by F. Kuppersmith, and was in -these words: “Please let the bearer, Harry Cohen, have a suit of clothes for $15, and a shirt and suit of under-clothes, and charge to” said Kuppersmith. The trial was had on issue joined on the plea of not guilty. On the trial, as the bill of exceptions shows, the State…
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
— The established general rule is, that the prosecution will not be allowed to introduce evidence of other distinct offenses, for the purpose of showing that the accused is guilty of the offense specially charged in the indictment, though they may be of the same nature. The defendant insists that this rule was disregarded on his trial, by the admission in evidence of another alleged forged instrument in writing, of like kind with the one set forth in the indictment, bearing date two days later, both instruments purporting to be the act of E. Kuppersmith. The general rule has its limitations,…
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