Addington v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Criminal Court, Jefferson County; William E. Fort, Judge. Jacob L. Addington was convicted of securing the signature to a mortgage by falsd pretenses, and he appeals. The second count of the indictment sufficiently appears, but in the indictment the mortgage alleged to have been obtained under false pretenses is set out in full.
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Appeal from Criminal Court, Jefferson County; William E. Fort, Judge. Jacob L. Addington was convicted of securing the signature to a mortgage by falsd pretenses, and he appeals. The second count of the indictment sufficiently appears, but in the indictment the mortgage alleged to have been obtained under false pretenses is set out in full. The oral charge of the court and the exceptions thereto are as follows: Now, gentlemen, you have listened to this case from the beginning to the end, and have heard the evidence on both sides, and have listened patiently to the arguments of counsel for the…
1Concurrence
The evidence set out in the bill of exceptions is ample to show the commission of the offense charged against the defendant and of his guilty participation. I deem it necessary to call attention to the state of the record in this case on the two questions on which Judge BROWN, in writing a minority opinion, reaches his conclusion that reversible error is shown. The record shows that the state's witness, Mrs. Woodruff, in plain, unequivocal language testified that the defendant represented himself to be a lawyer; and even conceding that it was "her conclusion drawn from the transaction leading…
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- Roberson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
- McNeill v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Co. v. FriedmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
- Sheffield Co. v. HarrisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
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