Collier v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Criminal Court, Jefferson County; A. H. Alston, Judge. W. T. Collier was convicted of vagrancy, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, P. J.
[1] The indictment consists of one count which follows the form prescribed by the statute, and as repeatedly held, is sufficient to sustain a judgment of conviction, and is not subject to demurrer. Code 1907, § 7161, p. 679, form 112; Newsum v. State, 10 Ala. App. 124, 65 South. 87; Kimbell v. State, 165 Ala. 118, 51 South. 16.
[2-4] The indictment charging but one offense, the state could not he required to elect, unless evidence of more than one offense was offered. Joyner v. State, ante, p. 240, 77 South. 78 (expressly overruling Brooms v. State, 15 Ala. App. 118, 72 South. 691); Mason v.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brannon v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917
- Newsum v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1914
- Kimbell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
- Joyner v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917
- Brannon v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1914
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3Cited by8 opinions
- J. L. Leflore v. James RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Broughton v. BrewerDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1969
- Holland v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1926
- Hill v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1932
- Collier v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
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