Russell v. State

ROBERTSON, Presiding Justice,

for the Court:

Betty Russell was indicted, tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Lauderdale County of obtaining $4750, a diamond ring and gold band valued at $2,000, from the owner, Ollie Cálmese, by false pretenses. She was sentenced to serve a term of three years with the Department of Corrections and fined $10,000. She appeals, assigning as error:

1. The trial court erred in failing to sustain Appellant's demurrer to the indictment for duplicity, in failing to grant her motion for mistrial as the other charge was proven and in failing to delete references…