Usrey v. State

CARR, Judge.

Howard Usrey was indicted by a grand jury of Talladega County, Alabama on two counts, the first of which was for distilling and the second was for possessing a still.

The trial of the cause resulted in a conviction of the defendant as charged in the indictment.

According to the record this occurred at the time the deputy solicitor made his opening statement to the jury:

“Mr. Teel, Deputy Solicitor, read the indictment to the jury, and added ‘Mr. Usrey is also under indictment for perjury.’ Mr. Ellis, Attorney for Defendant, stated to the Court: ‘We move that that be excluded…