Richardson v. State

TORBERT, Chief Justice.

The defendant respondent in this case was indicted for “unlawfully attempting to take and carry away a pair of men’s photo-gray sunglasses of the approximate value of $25, the personal property of C. J. Gayfer Co., Inc., a corporation, against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.” The defendant Willie Richardson was convicted and sentenced to 60 days in jail. The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and rendered that case, holding that “if the defendant was guilty of any offense according to the State’s evidence, it was larceny and not an attempt to commit…