Doyle v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From the Circuit Court of Madison. Tried before the Hon W. J. Haralson. The indictment in this case was found at the April Term, 1871, and was in these words: “The grand jury of said county charge, that, before the finding of this indictment, .Joseph P. Doyle,'being then and there sheriff of said County of Madison, failed to render to Daniel Johnson, the county treasurer of said county, three days before the Spring Term of the Circuit Court of said county, a statement in…
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From the Circuit Court of Madison. Tried before the Hon W. J. Haralson. The indictment in this case was found at the April Term, 1871, and was in these words: “The grand jury of said county charge, that, before the finding of this indictment, .Joseph P. Doyle,'being then and there sheriff of said County of Madison, failed to render to Daniel Johnson, the county treasurer of said county, three days before the Spring Term of the Circuit Court of said county, a statement in writing, and on oath, of the moneys received by him for the county, specifying the amount received in each case, and from…
1Opinion of the Court
PECK, J. C.
— Two of the objections made to the indictment, in this case, must, we think, be sustained. One is, that the indictment is defective, in not stating that the defendant, appellant, had, as sheriff of said county, received moneys of the county, which ought to have been reported by him in writing, and under oath, to the county treasurer. The other is,*29that the indictment is bad, because it does not state with sufficient certainty before what term of the Circuit Court of said county it was the defendant failed to render his statement, &c., to the county treasurer.
1. Section 917, Revised…
2Cited by1 opinion
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