Mathis v. State

CATES, Presiding Judge.

False pretense (Code 1940, T. 14, § 209) : sentence, eight years in the penitentiary.

The indictment follows code form, T. 15, § 259, Form No. 60, and is couched in three counts. The jury’s verdict was general ; hence, if the evidence can support any of the three counts, the verdict is due to be sustained. We hold that it does.

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The appellant, a construction contractor, and the Mobile County School Board entered into a contract for the renovation and repair of kitchen facilities at four Mobile County schools to be done in the 1969 summer vacation. Because of the short…