Cooper v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From the Circuit Court of Shelby. Tried before the Hon. Leroy F. Box. The indictment in this case was found in October, 1885, and charged that the defendant, John Cooper, “with intent to steal, broke into and entered the store of W. W. Brame, in which goods or merchandise was kept for use, sale, or deposit.”
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From the Circuit Court of Shelby. Tried before the Hon. Leroy F. Box. The indictment in this case was found in October, 1885, and charged that the defendant, John Cooper, “with intent to steal, broke into and entered the store of W. W. Brame, in which goods or merchandise was kept for use, sale, or deposit.” “On the trial,” as the bill of exceptions states, “the evidence on the part of the State tended to show that the store of W. W. Brame, in which goods were kept for sale, was broken into and entered one Saturday night in the summer of 1885, and goods stolen from it; that one J. H. Duran,…
1Opinion of the CourtClopton, J.
There is no error in the charge given by the court, nor in the refusals to charge as requested by the defendant. The burglary was committed on Saturday night, and the defendant was arrested on the following Tuesday, at which time some of the articles stolen were found in his possession. His attempted flight, upon being informed of the offense of which he was accused by the person who was endeavoring to arrest him, and his recent possession of some of the stolen articles, were facts sufficient to authorize the inference that he was guilty of the burglary with which he was charged. Though the…
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