Hodge v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; H. P. Heflin, Judge. Clyde Hodge was convicted; of receiving or concealing stolen property, and he appeals. The defendant objected to the' following argument used by the -solicitor: “That they both carried it over there, and that they were seen carrying it over there on the mountain.”
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County; H. P. Heflin, Judge. Clyde Hodge was convicted; of receiving or concealing stolen property, and he appeals. The defendant objected to the' following argument used by the -solicitor: “That they both carried it over there, and that they were seen carrying it over there on the mountain.” Also the following: “The testimony in this case shows they went out there at 9:30.” The evidence tended to show the arrest of the defendant by officers out on Shave mountain somewhere between 9 and 10 o’clock of the night of the larceny, and that they had in their…
1Opinion of the CourtMerritt, J.
The defendant was convicted under count 2 of an indictment found and returned against him, which count charged him with receiving, buying, or concealing an automobile, the personal property of D. G. Johnson, Jr. The verdict of the jury assessed the value of the property at $150. Count 1 charged the larceny of an automobile, the personal property of D. O. Johnson, Jr. Count 3 charged the larceny of an automobile, the personal property of Spiro Antos, and count 4 charged the defendant, with receiving, buying, or concealing an automobile, the personal property of Spiro Antos.
The testimony was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Orr v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Crawley v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1918
- Black v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1887
- Shirey v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921
- Roberson v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921
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- Seals v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1939