Cohran v. State

The grand jury of Lafayette County jointly indicted the appellant Mattie Cohran and Veotis Smith for having sold and delivered unto Boss Brown and Barry Brown, whom the proof showed to constitute a partnership engaged in operating a store, gin and plantation, four alleged “forged and counterfeit writings,” and for having obtained thereon from said Boss Brown and Barry Brown the sum of $54.09 of their money. The four alleged, forged and counterfeit writings are set forth in the indictment in the following words and figures:

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*774The alleged indictment further states that the accused “then and there…