Fox v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Certiorari to Court of Appeals. Clifford Fox was convicted of grand larceny. From the judgment of the Court of Appeals affirming the judgment of conviction (17 Ala. App. 559, 87 South. 621), he brings certiorari. Clifford Fox, petitioner here, was indicted under two counts; the first charging grand larceny, and the second charging embezzlement of an automobile.
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Certiorari to Court of Appeals. Clifford Fox was convicted of grand larceny. From the judgment of the Court of Appeals affirming the judgment of conviction (17 Ala. App. 559, 87 South. 621), he brings certiorari. Clifford Fox, petitioner here, was indicted under two counts; the first charging grand larceny, and the second charging embezzlement of an automobile. The court charged the jury there could be no conviction under the second count, and the defendant was convicted under count 1, charging grand larceny, from which he prosecuted an appeal to the Court of Appeals, resulting in an…
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
By this proceeding petitioner seeks to review the decision of the Court of Appeals, affirming the judgment of conviction against him for grand larceny.
The questions argued most strenuously by counsel for petitioner relate to the exception reserved to certain portions of the oral charge of the court, which will appear in the statement of the case. ,
[1] It was contended on the part of the state that while the possession first obtained by the defendant for a limited time was rightful, yet that after the expiration of that time the defendant returned the car to the owner, and thereafter, without…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Dozier v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
- Eggleston v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1900
- Crocheron v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
- Weaver v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
- King v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
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- Taylor v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1930