Buckles v. State

McCALL, Justice.

We granted the State’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review and reverse a decision of the Court of Criminal Appeals wherein that court held that when a defendant is being tried on charges of buying, receiving, concealing, or aiding in concealing stolen property, in violation of Tit. 14, § 338, Code of Alabama, 1940, it is misleading and reversible error for the trial court to orally charge the jury in the following manner:

“ ‘Now, we have another statement in 36 Ala.App. 703 [63 So.2d 289], Hoggle v. State, which may be somewhat less involved; Judge Carr states that…