Addington v. State
Decision Date | 07 September 1916 |
Docket Number | 6 Div. 16 |
Citation | 16 Ala.App. 10,74 So. 846 |
Parties | ADDINGTON v. STATE. |
Court | Alabama Court of Appeals |
On Application for Rehearing, October 19, 1916
Appeal from Criminal Court, Jefferson County; William E. Fort Judge.
Jacob L. Addington was convicted of securing the signature to a mortgage by false pretenses, and he appeals. Affirmed, and petition for rehearing denied.
The second count of the indictment sufficiently appears, but in the indictment the mortgage alleged to have been obtained under false pretenses is set out in full. The oral charge of the court and the exceptions thereto are as follows:
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