Wilson v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Coffee County; A. B. Foster, Judge. Grover C. Wilson was convicted of cruelty to animals, and he appeals. The affidavit in the justice court charges that the defendant did unlawfully, wantonly, or cruelly kill a hog, the property of Leon Caldwell. The first count of the complaint charged that the defendant unlawfully, wantonly, or maliciously killed, disabled, disfigured, or injured a hog, the property of Leon Caldwell.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Coffee County; A. B. Foster, Judge. Grover C. Wilson was convicted of cruelty to animals, and he appeals. The affidavit in the justice court charges that the defendant did unlawfully, wantonly, or cruelly kill a hog, the property of Leon Caldwell. The first count of the complaint charged that the defendant unlawfully, wantonly, or maliciously killed, disabled, disfigured, or injured a hog, the property of Leon Caldwell. The second count charged that he did cruelly beat, mutilate, or kill a hog, or cause or procure the same to be so cruelly beaten, mutilated, or…
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J.
Prosecution in this case was commenced in the justice court by affidavit, which charged that the defendant did unlawfully, wantonly, or cruelly kill a hog the property of Leon Caldwell. Upon conviction the defendant appealed to the circuit court, and was there tried upon a complaint or statement filed by the solicitor as provided for by section 6730 of the Code of 1907. The complaint filed by the solicitor contained two counts. The first charges wanton or malicious injury to an animal, and was drawn under section 6230 of the Code, while the second count charges cruelty to animals and was…
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