King v. State
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. Armstead Brown. William King was convicted of forgery and be appeals.
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Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. Armstead Brown. William King was convicted of forgery and be appeals. The court was in error in admitting checks given by the drawer and shown to be genuine for the purpose of comparison. — Griffin v. Working Women’s Assn., 151 Ala. 597; Williams v. State, 61 Ala. 33. The court was therefore in error in permitting witness to compare the alleged forged instrument with the genuine check, and such evidence is highly prejudicial; It is competent to show possession by defendant of other instruments than the one charged in the indictment to have…
1Opinion of the Court
. THOMAS, J.
— Whatever may be those obtaining elsewhere on the subject, the following rules governing the method and manner of proving the handwriting of a person when it is in issue have been firmly established in the jurisprudence of this state by a long line of decisions from our Supreme Court, from one of which, summarizing these rules and citing many of the authorities which support them, we quote, to wit:. “(1) When the forgery of a paper is in issue, and another paper admitted or proved to be genuine is prop-' erly in the case and before the court, a comparison may be instituted…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1891
- Moon's Adm'r v. CrowderSupreme Court of Alabama · 1882
- Philippi v. PhilippiSupreme Court of Alabama · 1878
- Griffin v. Working Women's Home Ass'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- Gibson v. Trowbridge Furniture Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1892
3Cited by4 opinions
- Mann v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1947
- United States v. Arnold Marvin RantaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Martin v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1921
- Simmons v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971