Moseley v. State

HARRIS, Judge.

Appellant was put to trial upon an indictment which, omitting the formal parts, reads as follows:

“The Grand Jury of said County charge, that, before the finding of this indictment B. F. Moseley alias Freddie Moseley, whose name is to the Grand Jury otherwise unknown than as stated, did with intent to defraud, falsely pretend to Reita Cantin that he was F. Murphy, and, by means of such false pretense, attempted to obtain from said Reita Cantin paregoric, containing morphine — N—oxide, against the peace and dignity of the State of Alabama.”

When appellant was called before the bar…