Koch v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marshall. Tried before the Hon. James A. Bilbro. The appellant was indicted, tried and convicted for forgery. The instrument which the appellant was charged with having forged was in words and figures as follows: “Nov. 17, 96. Mr. A. G. Henry Dear Sir I never Did ask you for a favor and you failed to help me.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Marshall. Tried before the Hon. James A. Bilbro. The appellant was indicted, tried and convicted for forgery. The instrument which the appellant was charged with having forged was in words and figures as follows: “Nov. 17, 96. Mr. A. G. Henry Dear Sir I never Did ask you for a favor and you failed to help me. Mr. Henry I wannt you to sind $5.00 Dollars until Saturday I can Get me a Good cow for five Dollars and I want you to sind it if you please and oblige [Signed.] his mark x J. F. Burson.” J. F. Burson, whose name was signed to the forged instrument,…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
1. There is no merit in the 1, 2, 3 and 4 assignments of error, referring to the refusal of the court to allow the witness, Burson, on cross-examination by defendant, to answer the questions, how far Tom Green and his mother lived from him, Burson, last Fall, and who lived with them, etc. Green wms after-wards examined as a witness by the State, but what the fact of how far he or his mother lived from Burson’s in the Fall, and who lived with them, and whether any other persons of the family were at home at that time or not, had to do with the case, remains to be disclosed.
2. The alleged…
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