Legal Opinion

Neal v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama

Decided March 9, 1971No. 4 Div. 25PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Presiding Judge.

Appellant, Robert Luther Neal, was convicted of larceny by trick. He was sentenced to serve ten years in the penitentiary.

Defendant was indicted jointly with one Ann Smith. A severance was granted and defendant was tried separately. The evidence is set out in Smith v. State, Ala.Cr.App., 46 Ala.App. 233, 239 So.2d 904; and is adopted as the evidence in this case. Since the cause must be reversed on another ground the evidence will not be discussed. Suffice it to say that the trick by which the money was obtained is known as “flim-flam” or “pigeon drop,” which…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Chimel v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Agnello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  3. Abel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  5. People v. EdwardsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Yelton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
  2. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978
  3. Whitehead v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1982
  4. Neal v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971
  5. Daniels v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972

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