Bell v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
■Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; H. P. Heflin, Judge. Bud Bell, alias Will Rogers, was convicted of larceny, and he appeals. The evidence tended to show that two green country negroes came to Birmingham, named Ananias Thompson and his wife, Rosa, and were met by a very nice, polite negro, called variously Bud Bell and Will Rogers, who offered to show them to a street car, but in the meantime desired to have them change a $100 bill.
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■Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; H. P. Heflin, Judge. Bud Bell, alias Will Rogers, was convicted of larceny, and he appeals. The evidence tended to show that two green country negroes came to Birmingham, named Ananias Thompson and his wife, Rosa, and were met by a very nice, polite negro, called variously Bud Bell and Will Rogers, who offered to show them to a street car, but in the meantime desired to have them change a $100 bill. Rosa gave him all the money they had, $67, and waited patiently for him to go out and get the other money to complete the transaction. The presumption…
1Opinion of the CourtBricken, P. J.
[1] The defendant was convicted of the offense of. grand larceny. On appeal here, counsel assign errors, which, of course, is permissible in a criminal case, and mandatory in all appeals in civil matters.
[2-5] From a careful reading of this record, it is difficult to understand upon what theory it is so strenuously urged (both in the oral argument made to this court and in brief and argument on file) that the court erred in refusing the general charge requested by defendant. There is no conflict in the testimony with reference to the commission of the crime by some one; the corpus delicti is…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McPherson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Carter v. ChambersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
- Kilgore v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1876
- Ray v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Ray v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1932
- Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1920
- Ray v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1932