Legal Opinion

McMurphy v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 19, 1978No. 77-456PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The petition for writ of certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals is denied, 358 So.2d 1065.

The denial of this writ should not be construed as approval of the definition of larceny taken from 2 Wharton's Criminal Law 80, section 452, which is set forth in the majority opinion of the Court of Criminal Appeals. Such definition, which includes as a necessary element that the property be taken "without the consent of the owner or possessor," is not in accord with the general definition of larceny used by both this court, and the appeals court, to wit:

"Larceny is the felonious taking and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1975
  2. Higgs v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
  3. Armstrong v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1973
  4. Moulden v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
  5. McMurphy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1978

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. DeBruce v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  2. Crowder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985
  3. Cassady v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1984
  4. Wilkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1979
  5. Day v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1985

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