Forson v. State

DICE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of the oifense of bigamy and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for two (2) years.

The indictment, in charging the offense, alleged: “ * * * that on or about the 5th day of April, A.D. 1954, * * * W. G. Forson, alias Glen Williams, did, then and there unlawfully marry Mrs. Lena Hale, under the assumed name of Glen Williams, he, the said W. G. Forson, then and there having a former wife, to-wit: Sudie Bell Forson, then living, * *

In proof of the bigamous marriage, the state introduced in evidence a certified copy of a marriage…