Lampkin v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Walker. Tried before the Hon. James J. Banks. The appellant was indicted, tried and convicted for forgery.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Walker. Tried before the Hon. James J. Banks. The appellant was indicted, tried and convicted for forgery. The indictment contained three counts, the first of which was in the following language: “The grand jury of said county charge that before the finding of this indictment that William Lampkin, alias Sam Jones, with the intent to injure or defraud, falsely forged an instrument in writing, purporting to be the act of one John Driver, in words and figures substantially as follows : ‘Mr. Rwen,’ meaning thereby Mr. Wren, ‘Sir, please let John Mason have $2.50…
1Opinion of the Court
BBICKELL, G. J.
— The indictment is not subject to the demurrer which was interposed, nor is it in any respect defective. The instrument it describes, or rather sets out in substance, taken in connection with the extrinsic facts which are averred to render it intelligible, and the person to whom it was addressed certain, is an order or request for the payment of money, whereby a pecuniary demand is, or purports to be, created, and the making of it falsely, with the intent to defraud, is forgery in the second degree. — Cr.Code,§ 3852; Jones v. State, 50 Ala. 161; Rembert v. State, 53 Ala. 467;…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rembert v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
- Hobbs v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1874
- Allen v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
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