Sallie v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From the Circuit Court of Tuskaloosa. Tried before the Hon. Wi. S. IvIudd. The indictment in this case, which was found on the 4th day of December, 1865, contained but a single count, which charged that the prisoner, “ Sallie, a freedwoman of color, feloniously took, and carried away, from a dwelling-house, one silver coin of the empire of France, called a five-franc piece, three silver coins of the United' States, called half-dollars, one ten-dollar treasury-note of the…
Read the full summary
From the Circuit Court of Tuskaloosa. Tried before the Hon. Wi. S. IvIudd. The indictment in this case, which was found on the 4th day of December, 1865, contained but a single count, which charged that the prisoner, “ Sallie, a freedwoman of color, feloniously took, and carried away, from a dwelling-house, one silver coin of the empire of France, called a five-franc piece, three silver coins of the United' States, called half-dollars, one ten-dollar treasury-note of the United States, usually called a green-back, and one ten-dollar national-bank-bill, usually called a green-back, tbe…
1Opinion of the CourtA. J. Walker, C. J.
The indictment in this case is for the larceny from a dwelling house of several kinds of money; and among them are mentioned “one ten-dollar treasury-note of the United States, usually called a greenback, and one ten-dollar national-bank-bill, usually called a greenback.” We entertain no doubt that bank-bills, or treasury-notes, are the subject of larceny in this State. The question was substantially so decided by this court, on general principles, in the case of Corbett v. The State, 31 Ala. 329. See, also, Code, § 2, subdivision 3.
[2.] The description of the bank-bill and the treasury-note…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Corbett v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1858
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1851
3Cited by7 opinions
- Grant v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
- Duncan v. State.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1983
- Duvall v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1879
- Levy v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
- Sanders v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1972
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.