Burnett v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Butler County; A. El Gamble, Judge. Jim Lee Burnett was convicted of forgery, and he appealed. The demurrers to the indictment should have been sustained, and the court should have directed a verdict for the defendant. 82 Ala. 44, 2 South. 463; 120 Ala. 360, 25 South! 236; '87 Ala. 36, 6 South. 271; 81 Ala. 61, 1 South. 69; 75 Ala. 1; 53 Ala. 467, 25 Am. Rep. 639; 1 Bay (S. O.) 205.
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J.
The defendant was convicted under an indictment which charged that—
He, “with intent to injure or defraud, did alter or forge a certain instrument which was, in substance, as follows: ‘8 — 24 1920. Please pay Jim Lee Burnett for 8ty. at 2.75 per day. time in full, discharged R. L. Duncan,’ or with intent to injure or defraud did utter and publish as true the said falsely uttered or forged instrument, knowing the same to be altered or forged.”
The court overruled demurrers to the indictment, which demurrers questioned the sufficiency of the indictment, in that the instrument alleged to have been…
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