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Gould v. State

Court of Appeals of Alabama
Oct 3, 1939
191 So. 402 (Ala. Crim. App. 1939)

Opinion

7 Div. 395.

June 30, 1939. Rehearing Denied October 3, 1939.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Shelby County; W. W. Wallace, Judge.

I. L., Gould was convicted of grand larceny, and he appeals.

Reversed and remanded.

L. H. Ellis, of Columbiana, for appellant.

Thos. S. Lawson, Atty. Gen., and L. L. Mooneyham, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


In a prosecution for any indictable crime conviction cannot stand under indictment which does not carry endorsement "a true bill" signed by foreman of grand jury. Code 1923, § 8682; Parker v. State, 25 Ala. App. 413, 147 So. 649; Whitley v. State, 166 Ala. 42, 52 So. 203, and many other cases that might be cited.

The record before us fails to show the signature of the foreman of the grand jury affixed to the endorsement "a true bill" appearing on the indictment. The judgment must be reversed and the cause remanded. Authorities supra.

It is so ordered.

Reversed and remanded.


Summaries of

Gould v. State

Court of Appeals of Alabama
Oct 3, 1939
191 So. 402 (Ala. Crim. App. 1939)
Case details for

Gould v. State

Case Details

Full title:GOULD v. STATE

Court:Court of Appeals of Alabama

Date published: Oct 3, 1939

Citations

191 So. 402 (Ala. Crim. App. 1939)
29 Ala. App. 57

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