Baldwin v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Geneva County; H. A. Pearce, Judge. Isaac-Baldwin wás convicted of robbery, and he appeals. The indictment is as follows: The grand jury of said county charges that before the finding of this indictment Isaac Baldwin feloniously took one twenty-dollar bill of the value of twenty dollars ($20.00) and four five-dollar bills of the value of twenty dollars ($20.00), the property of Sol Dismukes from his person and against his will by violence to his…
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Geneva County; H. A. Pearce, Judge. Isaac-Baldwin wás convicted of robbery, and he appeals. The indictment is as follows: The grand jury of said county charges that before the finding of this indictment Isaac Baldwin feloniously took one twenty-dollar bill of the value of twenty dollars ($20.00) and four five-dollar bills of the value of twenty dollars ($20.00), the property of Sol Dismukes from his person and against his will by violence to his person or by putting him in such fear as unwillingly to part with the same, against the peace and dignity of the state of…
1Opinion of the CourtSayre, J.
[1] We regard the indictment in this case as sufficient in its allegation as to the identity of the property taken from the person of its owner. “The indictment must state the facts constituting the offense in ordinary and concise language, without prolixity or repetition, in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is intended,” etc. Code of 1907, § 7134; Pfister v. State, 84 Ala. 432, 4 South. 395. It is impossible to read this indictment and be in doubt as to the import of the words employed. A $20 bill of the value of $20 to the common understanding means a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1850
- Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
- Turner v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1866
- Howerton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1915
- Wesley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Levert v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Arrington v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1935
- Walker v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1920
- Pollock v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923