Stokes v. State

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The defendant was indicted and convicted under Alabama Code Section 13-4-2 (1975) for selling a truck to hinder, delay, or defraud the Peoples Bank of Frisco City, Alabama. The trial court fixed punishment at one year and one day imprisonment.

The facts in this case are not complicated. On July 23, 1976, the defendant borrowed $5,000.00 from Peoples Bank in Frisco City on a 150 day note, numbered 2310, which listed as collateral a Ford tractor and a 1969 Dodge…